8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (358+ words) A long-standing climate theory suggested melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, sparking algae blooms that would sequester carbon "but new field data challenges this The long-held assumption that ice-trapped iron in the Antarctic's glaciers would slow the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (484+ words) An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is setting out to discover how glacier calving around Antarctica'can trigger powerful'underwater tsunamis.' An international team of researchers is setting out to discover how glacier carving around Antarctica can…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (645+ words) Underwater currents that bring nutrients to marine life in the deep sea are now also transporting 'vast quantities' of microplastics pollution Scientists from The University of Manchester and the National Oceanography Centre have found that fast-moving 'underwater avalanches' known as…...