Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found ...

Seamounts attract sharks and marine predators, with 41 times more sharks than open waters. These mountains act as social hubs ...

Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

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In a sea teeming with some of the largest creatures on the planet, a University of Miami scientist is studying how big of an impact desert aerosols and volcanic ash have on the sea’s tiniest ...

In the second section, we present a real-world illustration of the application of the framework to managing risks of food web effects of fishing for Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean. Last, we ...

Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators – with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows .The study – led by the ...

Ocean sciences span the physics, chemistry, and biology of marine systems. The field encompasses ocean circulation, energy dissipation, marine biology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, water mass ...

A pair of killer whales with a taste for shark liver have cleared South Africa's Gansbaai Bay of its great white sharks.