Antarctic Polar Icecap Found to Be 33.6 Million Years Old

Antarctic Polar Icecap Found to Be 33.6 Million Years Old

Carbon dating shows that the icecap was formed during the Oligocene

World's First Natural Architects Discovered

World's First Natural Architects Discovered

Fossils of the structures they put together were discovered in a rock samples

Plankton Taxa Count Exceeds 1.5 Million

Plankton Taxa Count Exceeds 1.5 Million

World’s oceans reveal extreme levels of biodiversity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 19th, 2011
Explaining Oceanic Bioluminesence

Explaining Oceanic Bioluminesence

New mechanism proposed to explain the natural phenomenon

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2010
Geoengineering Could Destroy the Oceans

Geoengineering Could Destroy the Oceans

By promoting the formation of massive algal blooms

K-T Impact Most Severe in the Northern Hemisphere

K-T Impact Most Severe in the Northern Hemisphere

The southern parts of the planet had it easier

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
Sea Stars Take Up a Lot of CO2

Sea Stars Take Up a Lot of CO2

The amount has even surprised researchers

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 5th, 2009
50-Year-Old Plankton Blooming Theory Debunked

50-Year-Old Plankton Blooming Theory Debunked

Satellite data show evidence that does not match predictions

Geoengineering, a 'Poor Option' for Earth

Geoengineering, a 'Poor Option' for Earth

Studies reveal it does little good

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2008
History of Eyes Revealed by Plankton

History of Eyes Revealed by Plankton

Tiny marine creatures offer knowledge on how eyes came to be

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 21st, 2008
Seabeds and the Atmosphere Are Tightly Linked

Seabeds and the Atmosphere Are Tightly Linked

Despite that several miles separate the two, connections are obvious

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 22nd, 2008
Plankton Bloom Facilitates Carbon Sinking Near Amazon

Plankton Bloom Facilitates Carbon Sinking Near Amazon

Tropical Atlantic could become a major carbon sink