Can a human survive in a whale’s belly? The science behind the thriller Whalefall
The new film Whalefall, released on 16 October, takes viewers into the belly of the beast — quite…
Linking international technical specifications for acoustic characterization of marine energy converter sounds with environmental compliance criteria
Harvesting power from the ocean is an important initiative for meeting global energy demands, ensuring energy security, providing…
Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks
Male narwhals fighting over the carcass of a female off Baffin Island, Canada.Credit: Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures via Alamy…
Reduction of tropical cyclone-induced ocean carbon outgassing since 1993
Ciais, P. et al. Five decades of northern land carbon uptake revealed by the interhemispheric CO2 gradient. Nature…
Atmospheric oxygen constraints on Southern Ocean productivity and drivers of carbon uptake
Chavez, F. P., Messié, M. & Pennington, J. T. Marine primary production in relation to climate variability and…
Body condition among Svalbard Polar bears Ursus maritimus during a period of rapid loss of sea ice
Parmesan, C. & Yohe, G. A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems. Nature 421,…
Climate mode interactions amplify coastal flood risks and their seasonal predictability
McMichael, C., Dasgupta, S., Ayeb-Karlsson, S. & Kelman, I. A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise…
Arctic driftwood proposal for durable carbon removal
Zeng, N. et al. Carbon sequestration via wood harvest and storage: an assessment of its harvest potential. Clim.…
Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate
Thompson, D. W. J. & Wallace, J. M. Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part I: month-to-month variability.…
Passive air sampling detects environmental DNA transfer from water into air
Field sampling We conducted this study near Seattle, Washington USA, in Issaquah Creek, a salmon spawning stream, outside…
Natural carbon uptake by ocean biology will not deliver credible carbon credits
Smith, S. M. et al. The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal 2nd edn https://www.stateofcdr.org/edition-2-resources-1 (2024). Lecerf, M. et…
The combined impact of fisheries and climate change on future carbon sequestration by oceanic macrofauna
Model scenarios To explore the impact of global change (fishing and climate change) on carbon export and sequestration…