A Mystery in the Open Water For a long time, scientists believed that methane—a greenhouse gas much more powerful than carbon dioxide—was mostly produced in places without oxygen, like deep … Read More
A Genetic Map for the Deep Blue For years, scientists wondered how whales manage to find their way across thousands of miles of open water with such pinpoint accuracy. While … Read More
The Heartbeat of the Ocean Antarctica’s deep ocean acts as a vital “engine” for the world’s climate. In a process known as the global conveyor belt, cold, dense water sinks … Read More
