Source: ScienceDaily
Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future.
Continue reading There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea
Source: Science Daily
Author: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Large quantities of the greenhouse gas methane are stored in the seabed. Fortunately, only a small fraction of the methane reaches the atmosphere, where it acts as a climate-relevant gas, as it is largely degraded within the sediment. This degradation is carried out by a specialized community of microbes, which removes up to 90 percent of the escaping methane. Thus, these microbes are referred to as the “microbial methane filter.” If the greenhouse gas were to rise through the water and into the atmosphere, it could have a significant impact on our climate.
Continue reading Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
Source: BBC
Scientists have been taking samples of deep-sea marine life to find new ways of conserving ocean species.
Continue reading Plymouth and Oxford scientists in sea life conservation bid
Source: BBC News
British scientists are leading a mission to reveal the secrets of the deep Atlantic Ocean.
Continue reading Deep Atlantic: Scientists launch ocean mission
Source: EurekAlert
Author: Oregon State University
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The hydrothermal vents and methane seeps on the ocean floor that were once thought to be geologic and biological oddities are now emerging as a major force in ocean ecosystems, marine life and global climate.
Continue reading Hydrothermal vents, methane seeps play enormous role in marine life, global climate
The biodiversity of creatures living in the deep sea is unlike that seen in any other place on Earth, researchers have discovered. Analysis of brittle and basket stars living at different depths has shown major differences in the drivers of diversity, potentially providing a “global baseline for conservation efforts” for these deep dwelling creatures.
Continue reading Life in the deep sea: Biodiversity of ocean depths unlike any other place on Earth
Source: New Scientist
In the depths of the ocean, the boundaries between two different domains of life, bacteria and archaea, seem to blur.
Continue reading Seabed superorganism uses electricity to lock up greenhouse gas
The citizen movement “Alternatiba Paris” organized a large event of alternatives on Republic Square during the weekend of September 26-27
