The degradation status of the buried particles was investigated, and it was found that, once trapped in the seafloor, they no longer degrade, either due to lack of erosion, oxygen, or light.
An international team of experts, including from the University of Portsmouth, have found marine species is facing a “perfect storm” due to human activity
Flinders University oceanography experts have described a new kind of cyclone in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra after observing satellite surface winds in the region.
After a near two-year "Microbiome" mission around the world, scientists had gathered thousands of samples of marine micro-organisms in a bid to better understand ocean plankton and pollution.