"Packaging represents about half of all plastics produced, and single-use plastic items make up the majority of what is found on beaches," professor says

The unique marine life was discovered around hydrothermal vents at a place called Longqi, 2000 kilometres southeast of Madagascar

New study determines that much of the ocean’s dissolved organic matter is made up of novel polysaccharides—long chains of sugar molecules created by photosynthetic bacteria in the upper ocean

 The surprising relationship between ocean spray, bacteria, and the weather

"We have toxic algae events that result in shellfish closures off the Washington and Oregon coast every three to five years or so, but none of them have been as large as this one," says researcher

The major influences on ocean chemistry today are hydrothermal flow (hot water that has circulated through the crust) and surface weathering (the river transport of material eroded from land into the ocean)

Climate change impacts such as rising temperatures and changes in ocean salinity, acidity, and oxygen levels are expected to result in decreased catches

Climate change focuses research on ocean areas depleted of oxygen, leading to discovery that topples tough doubts

The planet has many carbon sinks, or routes that transfer heat-trapping carbon from the atmosphere into other parts of the Earth system

Very little is known about how marine microbes interact and carry out fundamental processes in the ocean, particularly in deep, low-oxygen waters where the impacts of climate change are becoming significant