Ocean

Bacteria unveil the unknown life of the oceanic crust

June 12, 2018

Difficult to access, the bottom of the oceans remains today largely unknown while it shelters the largest ecosystem of the planet, within the oceanic crust, under marine sediments. An unexplored environment that an international drilling program is beginning to reveal. The underwater laboratories were installed at 4,400 meters deep, on the mid-Atlantic ridge (yellow dot on […]

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Why does the ocean lose its nitrogen?

June 12, 2018

In the largest ocean area where the oxygen level is so low that it is not measurable, nitrogen escapes to the atmosphere. Located in the South Pacific, this region contributes significantly to the loss of nitrogen from the global ocean. In a study published in  Nature , scientists reveal the main mechanisms involved.  A CTD probe was used to […]

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