Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

Global observations reveal rapid reorganization of ocean nutrients

From coral reefs and kelp forests to the open ocean and deep-sea zones, nutrients that support phytoplankton growth and ...
The Conversation

Lifting the lid on unknown coral microbiomes living in the Pacific ocean

Shinichi Sunagawa received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Chris Bowler does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
PNAS

Variable carbon isotope fractionation of photosynthetic communities over depth in an open-ocean euphotic zone

The dynamics of particulate organic carbon (POC) are a key variable of the marine carbon cycle. Importantly, POC supports the carbon and energy demands of marine food webs, but the portion that ...
Tucson Local Media

MrBeast visits Biosphere 2

Standing atop Biosphere 2’s iconic rooftop dressed in the same spacesuit George Clooney wore in the 2013 film “Gravity,” YouTube personality MrBeast shared a piece of Southern Arizona with the world ...