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But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

The Earth’s oceans, vast and mysterious, cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface. They play a critical role in regulating ...

Earth's oceans may have displayed a very different color several billion years ago. This hypothesis emerges from a recent study conducted by a Japanese team. Researchers from Nagoya University ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Climate and Earth system modelling is the use of mathematical representations of key components and properties of the atmosphere, ocean and biosphere to construct computer models. These models ...