Largest oxygen-poor region of ocean is more variable than previously thought
Analysis of nitrogen isotope ratio in coral skeletons shows strong decadal oscillations in the size of the world's largest ...
Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis, deepening the mystery of life
The authors also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules on ...
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Novel machine learning techniques measure ocean oxygen loss more accurately
Oxygen concentrations are declining in many parts of the world's oceans. Experts believe this drop is linked to the ocean's surface warming and its impacts on the physics and chemistry of seawater ...
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Dark oxygen, found after centuries: At the bottom of the ocean, but not to be pulled up
Nature scientists reveal that there is a new form of oxygen that is found at the surface of the ocean. As we know it, the ...
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Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean
Until this discovery, it was believed that oxygen could not be produced without sunlight Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps of metal ...
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The origins of ocean 'dead zones'
Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...
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The largest oxygen-poor region of the ocean is more variable than previously thought
Given the juxtaposition of this large oxygen-deprived water mass and the highly-productive marine ecosystems above it, it has long been a research priority to understand the natural rhythms and ...