This vast, critical reservoir supports a abundance of life and helps regulate earth’s climate. Explore how the ocean shapes life on earth It sustains us, surprises us, and holds mysteries we're only beginning to understand Dive into key topics here. Ocean acidification is a reduction in the ph of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by an increase of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Discover the ocean learning hub—your gateway to trusted ocean science content
Easily explore by topic, media type, grade level, and educational standards. Without the ocean, life as we know it wouldn't be possible There are a number of key reasons why First, the ocean is the largest source of oxygen on earth According to scientists, approximately half of the planet's oxygen production originates from the sea Most of this oxygen is created in the top 200 meters (656 feet) of the ocean's surface
Animals deep antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in antarctica’s weddell sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas. The ocean is a vast and critical reservoir that supports a diversity of life, helps regulate climate, provides a large amount of the planet’s oxygen, and stores an abundance of carbon dioxide About 8 million tons of plastic flow from rivers and beaches into the ocean every year These plastics are carried by ocean currents and broken down by waves and the sun into small microplastics Much of it floats at the calm center of circular ocean currents (called gyres) in large garbage patches A virtual series from woods hole oceanographic institution
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