7 articles
Marine mucilage — the 'sea snot' that smothered the Sea of Marmara — is plankton slime gone rogue. What it is, why it happens, and the climate signal inside.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Marine snow is the ocean's constant drizzle of sinking organic matter — and one of the main routes by which carbon reaches the deep sea. Here's how it works.
Priya Raman ·
Marine snow is more than falling debris — each flake is a sticky, living microhabitat. How aggregates form, who lives on them, and why they matter.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Kelp forests shed huge amounts of carbon as detritus. How storms, microbes and sticky aggregates turn that debris into marine snow — and where it lands.
Priya Raman ·
The biological carbon pump moves billions of tonnes of carbon from the sunlit surface into the deep ocean every year. Here's how the living conveyor works.
Priya Raman ·
How do we measure carbon sinking through ocean? Sediment traps — moored funnels hundreds of metres deep — catch marine snow and tally the export flux.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Every day, ocean life sends carbon raining into the deep. How the biological carbon pump works, who drives it, and how long its cargo stays buried.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·