The slowdown could affect ocean temperatures ... "It's like a merry-go-round. It keeps on moving around and around, so it takes a longer time to come back to Antarctica," Gayen said.

To begin with, he says, if heat goes into warming the deep ocean rather than surface waters, it will have less effect on sea-level rise because cold water in the ocean's depths expands less than ...

Over time, these sediment pulses may affect ocean chemistry, coral health, and deep-sea biodiversity. Scientists observe ...

These processes are expected to drive large changes in marine ecosystems. While numerous studies have examined the effects of ocean acidification on coccolithophores, less is known on their combined ...

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life, causing organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By ...