Will Melting Glaciers Slow Climate Change? A Prevailing Theory Is on Shaky Ground
Rutgers University
Published: 28 February 2026
Research reveals Antarctic ice shelf meltwater supplies far less iron to the Southern Ocean than previously thought, challenging a key theory about glacier melting, algae blooms, and carbon capture.
Keywords: Antarctica, Southern Ocean, iron fertilization, glacier meltwater, climate change, carbon dioxide, phytoplankton, Dotson Ice Shelf
Real-time imaging of microplastic gut passage in zooplankton
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 5 January 2026
First real-time imaging reveals copepods transport microplastics through their guts in ~40 minutes, driving fluxes of approximately 271 particles per cubic meter of seawater daily in the English Channel.
Keywords: microplastics, zooplankton, copepods, marine pollution, biological pumps, plastic transport, English Channel, ocean ecology
Hidden gems of the abyss: New Deep-Sea Coral Found Living on Nodules Targeted for Mining
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 24 November 2025
New coral species Deltocyathus zoometallicus discovered on polymetallic nodules 4,000m deep in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, the first hard coral known to live directly on mining-targeted nodules.
Keywords: deep-sea coral, polymetallic nodules, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, deep-sea mining, new species, marine biodiversity, Pacific Ocean
