Could “iron snow” fuel life in Europa’s ocean?
Scientists calculated that microorganisms breathing iron oxide “snow” could produce enough energy to survive on Jupiter's icy moon…
Category: Oceanography
Dolphins have special whistles for their young
Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…
Northern elephant seals sleep in a deep diving spiral
Scientists tracked the brain activity of northern elephant seals to find out how they sleep. They found the seals sleep only 2 hours per day…
The microscopic competition happening in our oceans
Scientists wanted to understand more about how bacteria and archaea peacefully coexist in the deep ocean.
Anchovy-lovers, your favorite pizza topping may get harder to find!
Back when the Earth was warmer, a part of the ocean called the Humboldt Current used to be dominated by goby-like fish instead of the…
How long will plastic waste stick around in the deep sea?
Plastics are ideal for use in household and industrial products because they are strong and elastic, but these properties also make them…
Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean!
Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…
How water shaped the Earth
Water has molded our planet into what it is today, in ways you may not have imagined! #water #waterislife
Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?
How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…
What beached whales can teach us about antibiotic resistance
Researchers found that more than half of the bacteria collected from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines showed antimicrobial resistance…