Marine geoengineering projects are on the rise: In Nova Scotia, one start-up is pumping a bright pink slurry of magnesium oxide into the ocean. Off the coast of North Carolina, another company ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A small but growing group of scientists and researchers is exploring ocean-based carbon geoengineering, which ...
Bacteria riding on sinking ocean particles can erode the mineral ballast that helps those particles descend, slowing the ...
A white shark swims across a sand bar off the Massachusetts coast of Cape Cod on Aug. 13, 2021. (Phil Marcelo/AP) Update: On August 14, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) pushed back the ...
After a hiatus of more than 10 years, a new round of research into ocean iron fertilization is set to begin, with scientists saying the controversial geoengineering approach has the potential to ...
As deep-sea waters warm, scientists expected trouble for the microbes that help keep ocean chemistry in balance. Instead, researchers found that Nitrosopumilus maritimus can adapt to warmer, ...
Last August, a team of researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) poured more than 16,000 gallons of a caustic solution into federal waters off the coast of Massachusetts. Their ...
OCEAN CITY — Carrying a science experiment designed by six Ocean City High School students, Mission 6 is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station this October. The Ocean City School ...