The failure of a vital ocean upwelling has sparked concerns of catastrophic effects for life, according to scientists. Every year, between December and April, northerly winds create a rising current ...

Looking to support or prove long-held hypotheses on a little-known but important ocean activity, researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla led an international ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that some coastal areas will become much more acidic than previously anticipated. With added atmospheric CO 2, these areas are acidifying more ...

Every year, upwelling brings cold, nutrient-rich waters from the ocean's depths to the surface, replacing the warmer, nutrient-depleted water. This typically occurs during January to April, when the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists found January’s devastating fires likely didn’t worsen the algae bloom that killed hundreds of marine ...

Panama’s seasonal upwelling in the Gulf failed to appear this year, marking the first such event in at least 40 years. Scientists point to reduced trade winds as the main cause, with ties to broader ...

Researchers said the mixed bag of results suggested a moderate outlook for salmon, with 2025 indicators ranking roughly in ...

The algae originally come from the Sargasso Sea, located east of Florida. However, since 2011, researchers have repeatedly observed the so-called Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a gigantic carpet of ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 7 (July 2021), pp. 2855-2867 (13 pages) Dinitrogen (N₂) fixation is a major source of bioavailable nitrogen to oligotrophic ocean communities. Yet, we have ...