Chemical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography: The chemistry of the ocean is closely tied to ocean circulation, climate, the plants and animals that live in the ocean, and the exchange of material with the atmosphere, cryosphere, continents, and mantle. The ocean is unique in that it contains - in greater or lesser quantities - nearly every element in the periodic table. Much of chemical oceanography describes the cycling of these elements both within the ocean and with the other spheres of the Earth system. These cycles are usually characterised as quantitative fluxes between constituent reservoirs defined within the ocean system and as residence times within the ocean. Of particular global and climatic significance are the cycles of the biologically active elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus as well as those of some important trace elements such as iron.
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JAN 09, 2019
Videos
JAN 09, 2019
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create bioplastic from microbes....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
DEC 26, 2018
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their noses to sniff their way through a vari...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
NOV 20, 2018
When a deceased sperm whale washed up on the shore of an Indonesian park, officials sought expert help for answers. Not long after, a necropsy procedure re...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
NOV 07, 2018
Caretakers for what was initially thought to be a ‘male’ octopus named Octavian at the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center an...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 27, 2018
According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Infographics
SEP 25, 2018
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant level of acidity almost since the bo...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
SEP 05, 2018
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff would reduce algal blooms....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
AUG 24, 2018
Have you ever seen a red tide? If you live in Florida near the coast, it’s unlikely that you’ve been able to avoid them. But do you really unde...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 09, 2018
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
AUG 01, 2018
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean acidification throughout the ocean....
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2018
Microbiology
JUL 23, 2018
The light from inside the anglerfish bulb is made by bioluminescent bacteria, a symbiotic relationship we know little about....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
MAY 09, 2018
One study estimated that we share the planet with at least 320,000 microorganisms have the potential to infect mammals....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
APR 16, 2018
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our world....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2017
Microbiology
MAY 15, 2017
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very similar to synthetic fire retardants....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2017
Videos
MAR 01, 2017
It has been known for a long time that the Earth's oceans contain traces of uranium, a radioactive substance often used in nuclear power plants to power ci...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2016
Videos
NOV 10, 2016
In this video from the American Chemical Society, the effect of microbes on the weather is outlined. The ocean is covered with bacteria and nucleic acids; ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2016
Microbiology
JUL 23, 2016
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthic Underwater Microscope, an incredi...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
FEB 10, 2016
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s surface at night to hiding in sunles...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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