Study reveals hidden 'chemical currency' fueling the ocean's carbon cycle

A new study, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Columbia University, identifies a diverse set of ...
Nature

Chemical pollutants are rife across the world’s oceans

Compounds that are used to make plastics and personal-care products were found in all types of marine environment, a meta-analysis shows.

Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Sea Slugs Can ‘Eat’ Sunlight—but They’re No Astrophage. Here’s How the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth’s Oceans

By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis ...

Extremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy

Discovered in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy, star PicII-503 has an extreme deficiency in iron—less than 1/40,000th of the sun. This signature makes it the clearest example of a star within a primordial ...

Lunar Far Side Mystery Linked to Massive Ancient Impact

Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...