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Danielle Haas Freeman draws on the language of chemistry to solve an oil spill puzzle
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For the first time, leading researchers from the fields of healthcare, ocean science, and social science have collaborated to quantify plastic’s considerable risks to all life on Earth. The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health report, released today, presents a comprehensive analysis showing plastics as a hazard at every stage of their life cycle.
If scientists can improve the way models represent physical processes such as gas exchange, they can have more confidence in future simulations.
The Bay Is a harbinger for estuaries worldwide, say researchers
New evidence suggests that CO2-rich springs may be buffering quakes along areas of the San Andreas Fault
Climate change could lead to a dramatic temperature-linked decrease in essential omega-3 fatty acids
The effects of global climate change already are resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, among other threats. Now, the first-ever survey of planktonic lipids in the global ocean predicts a temperature-linked decrease in the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids, an important subset of lipid molecules.
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WHOI marine radiochemist Ken Buesseler weighs in on the discharge of wastewater from Fukushima
In case you missed it… From plastic to oil spills, experts discuss ways to control ocean pollution in our last Ocean Encounters
An op-ed in the national news outlet The Hill by WHOI senior scientist Ken Buesseler reinforces the power and importance of the ocean in carbon dioxide removal strategies