marine ecosystems

Cordilleran Ice Sheet Retreat Caused Volcanic Eruptions, Deoxygenation Events 10,000 Years Ago

March 8, 2023

New research shows that retreat of an ice sheet in the Pacific Northwest led to many volcanic explosions and ocean areas with low oxygen that threatened the health of marine ecosystems.
Pesticides and Industrial Pollutants Found in Snow Atop Arctic Glaciers

August 6, 2020

The long journey of these compounds — likely originating in the United States and Eurasia — points to the near-global reach of industrial and agricultural pollution.
By 2100, Climate Change Could Alter Key Microbial Interactions in the Ocean

October 31, 2017

The warmer, more acidic waters caused by climate change influence the behavior of tiny marine organisms essential to ocean health.
Under the Sea Ice, Behold the Ancient Arctic Jellyfish

October 23, 2017

A video reveals mature jellyfish under the Arctic sea ice, where they aren’t supposed to be.
Antarctic Scientists Honor Obama by Collecting Climate Data

January 19, 2017

Researchers studying the West Antarctic Peninsula marine ecosystem will recognize President Obama’s efforts to combat global warming by collecting climate data at an oceanographic station they named for the 44th president.
Project Maps the Chemistry of the World’s Oceans

August 10, 2016

Until recently, too little data existed about the distribution of trace elements and nutrients in the oceans to provide a global picture. In 2002, a group of scientists connected with Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory set out to fill those gaps.
A Game of Strategy and Survival in the High Arctic

October 9, 2015

EcoChains: Arctic Crisis is a card game for ages 10 and up that challenges players to strategically manage the Arctic marine ecosystem as climate changes, while they learn about the potential impacts of future changes.

Cordilleran Ice Sheet Retreat Caused Volcanic Eruptions, Deoxygenation Events 10,000 Years Ago

March 8, 2023

New research shows that retreat of an ice sheet in the Pacific Northwest led to many volcanic explosions and ocean areas with low oxygen that threatened the health of marine ecosystems.
Pesticides and Industrial Pollutants Found in Snow Atop Arctic Glaciers

August 6, 2020

The long journey of these compounds — likely originating in the United States and Eurasia — points to the near-global reach of industrial and agricultural pollution.
By 2100, Climate Change Could Alter Key Microbial Interactions in the Ocean

October 31, 2017

The warmer, more acidic waters caused by climate change influence the behavior of tiny marine organisms essential to ocean health.
Under the Sea Ice, Behold the Ancient Arctic Jellyfish

October 23, 2017

A video reveals mature jellyfish under the Arctic sea ice, where they aren’t supposed to be.
Antarctic Scientists Honor Obama by Collecting Climate Data

January 19, 2017

Researchers studying the West Antarctic Peninsula marine ecosystem will recognize President Obama’s efforts to combat global warming by collecting climate data at an oceanographic station they named for the 44th president.
Project Maps the Chemistry of the World’s Oceans

August 10, 2016

Until recently, too little data existed about the distribution of trace elements and nutrients in the oceans to provide a global picture. In 2002, a group of scientists connected with Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory set out to fill those gaps.
A Game of Strategy and Survival in the High Arctic

October 9, 2015

EcoChains: Arctic Crisis is a card game for ages 10 and up that challenges players to strategically manage the Arctic marine ecosystem as climate changes, while they learn about the potential impacts of future changes.