Magnets could be used to clean up oil spills

A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons discovered that an injectable emulsion containing two omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish oil significantly reduced brain damage in newborn rodents after a disturbance in the flow of oxygen to the brain near delivery.

A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer discovered that deposits deep beneath the ocean floor provide a means to estimate ocean oxygen levels and their relationship to carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age, which ended more than 11,000 years ago.

According to a study published in Current Biology, frequent trips to oil palm farms are significantly increasing mortality rates among baby southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild.

Researchers at Oregon State University identified vitamin B1 generated by bacteria in rivers, which may provide hope to vitamin-deficient salmon populations.

In the scientific journal Nature Communications, a recent study headed by scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel offers the first insights into the stress response of a deep pelagic jellyfish to ocean warming and sediment plumes caused by deep-sea mining.

Scientists discovered that impact-driven mixing of mantle materials scenarios could prevent metals from totally sinking into the Earth's core based on simulations or models.

In the chilly waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, scientists have long speculated that two kinds of sea stars—commonly known as starfish—found along the rocky coastlines of Europe and North America may have interbred. Hybrid starfish are already present and prospering along the coasts of New England and the Canadian Maritimes, according to freshly analysed genomic data.

Researchers have discovered the source of the Arctic Ocean's sea ice decline. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur when an atmospheric feature known as the Arctic dipole reverses itself in its recurring cycle.

Researchers have discovered the cause of the Arctic Ocean sea ice decrease since 2007. The results suggest that when an atmospheric phenomenon known as the Arctic dipole reverses itself in its periodic cycle, there will be more pronounced drops in sea ice.

Microplastic waste can be discovered in the marine environment even at far-off places in the world. According to research led by Dr Barbara Scholz-Bottcher of the University of Oldenburg, these tiny particles originate on land but are also released back into the atmosphere by the sea.