A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low ...

They analyzed 22 global dust records in sediment cores, and found that since the Cenozoic era, dust deposition in major ocean basins increased stepwise, with sharp rises aligned with Northern ...

The Patagonian fjord ecosystems, extending along the remote coasts of southern Chile and Argentina, are remarkable for their complex interplay of physical, chemical and biological processes. Shaped by ...

A new study has shown how fish influence ocean ecosystems in coastal regions, revealing for the first time how they circulate nutrients and oxygen around the waters when they spawn. This process is ...

Modified Circumpolar Deep Water (MCDW) intrusion is a key factor affecting climate, environment and ecosystem. Benefiting from the calories and nutrients brought in by MCDW, the Ross Sea, the most ...

There has been a dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during the 20th century, in contrast to thousands of years of stability, according to a new study. There has been a dramatic decrease in ...

The environment on Arrakis — the desert planet central to Frank Herbert's epic science fiction series Dune — is not entirely fictional, according to Cornell scientists. Arrakis consists of bone-dry ...