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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MAR 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
MAR 19, 2020Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplankton are just one part of the oxyge...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
DEC 19, 2019A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at twice the rate of the global avera...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetNOV 23, 2019Earth & The Environment
NOV 23, 2019Researchers from the University of Waterloo are intent on getting toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes under control. They have collaborated together to a...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
OCT 22, 2019Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well established that 66 million years ago, a mas...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetOCT 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
OCT 16, 2019This summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet experienced a significant melting event not seen since 2002, mainly due to the heatwave that swept through most of Eur...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetOCT 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
OCT 16, 2019Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to combat climate change. However, sci...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
SEP 11, 2019The 2018 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano didn’t just change the lives of several hundred residents and the local landscape. It also had sh...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetAUG 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
AUG 09, 2019A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google Science Fair....WRITTEN BY: Julia TraversAUG 02, 2019Chemistry & Physics
AUG 02, 2019Oceans make up 71% of the Earth's surface, and it also harbors one of the world's greatest yet large untouched energy source: osmotic power. The sa...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUL 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
JUL 15, 2019A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperature due to climate change. Changes...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJUL 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
JUL 10, 2019The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of the central Atlantic Ocean is named...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJUN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
JUN 16, 2019Among the bevy of natural satellites that orbit the solar system’s largest-known planet, Europa is perhaps one of the most intriguing. Several flyby...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
JUN 11, 2019According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be ap...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAY 14, 2019Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Plants & Animals
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NOV 07, 2018Caretakers 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 BouchardSEP 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
SEP 27, 2018According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Infographics
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AUG 24, 2018Have 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 SullivanAUG 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
AUG 09, 2018Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
MAR 19, 2020
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplankton are just one part of the oxyge...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
DEC 19, 2019
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at twice the rate of the global avera...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 23, 2019
Earth & The Environment
NOV 23, 2019
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are intent on getting toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes under control. They have collaborated together to a...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
OCT 22, 2019
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well established that 66 million years ago, a mas...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
OCT 16, 2019
This summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet experienced a significant melting event not seen since 2002, mainly due to the heatwave that swept through most of Eur...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 16, 2019
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to combat climate change. However, sci...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
SEP 11, 2019
The 2018 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano didn’t just change the lives of several hundred residents and the local landscape. It also had sh...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
AUG 09, 2019
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google Science Fair....
WRITTEN BY:
Julia Travers
AUG 02, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
AUG 02, 2019
Oceans make up 71% of the Earth's surface, and it also harbors one of the world's greatest yet large untouched energy source: osmotic power. The sa...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUL 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
JUL 15, 2019
A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperature due to climate change. Changes...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
JUL 10, 2019
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of the central Atlantic Ocean is named...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
JUN 16, 2019
Among the bevy of natural satellites that orbit the solar system’s largest-known planet, Europa is perhaps one of the most intriguing. Several flyby...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
JUN 11, 2019
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be ap...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 14, 2019
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
APR 24, 2019
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the surrounding fish quickly move away fro...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
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
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