In fact, sections of the water column in the ocean are differentiated by pressure, light, temperature, oxygen and mineral nutrients. It […] In a previous blog, we talked about the depth of the ...

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, ...

The ocean is darkening. Researchers say more than a fifth of the planet’s ocean — which makes up 70 percent of the surface of the Earth — has been subject to the darkening process over the course of ...

The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's oceans ...

Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data ...

A new study from Duke showed oceans are getting greener at the poles and bluer in the subtropical regions, like off the SC ...

Photoacclimation has been thoroughly examined in laboratory phytoplankton cultures 11,12,14,25,26, albeit under light conditions that rarely mimic natural deep-mixing layers.During these ...

"The depth of the layer affects the amount of air mixing into the water, as well as ocean carbon and heat storage," he says. "It also affects the availability of light and nutrients to support the ...

This change, known as ocean darkening, happens when the upper layers of the ocean reduce the depth to which sunlight can travel. The study found that in some regions, light penetration has dropped ...

Scientists have discovered a beautiful ocean world that looks like it was ripped out of the Star Wars prequels. The exoplanet TOI-1452 b was discovered just 100 light-years from Earth.

Each motion sets off another set of motions, cascading through layers of water. ... Citation: Supercomputers shine new light on ocean turbulence (2024, January 26) ...