Learn how bacteria inside marine snow may dissolve shell minerals and influence how the ocean stores carbon.

In some parts of the deep ocean, it can look like it's snowing. This "marine snow" is the dust and detritus that organisms ...

When marine organisms die and sink, billions of tons of organic and inorganic carbon are carried downward each year. The ...

A new study has uncovered alarming evidence that plastic pollution is reaching even deeper into the ocean than we previously thought. Researchers found that "marine snow" — the steady fall of organic ...

Bacteria hitchhiking on marine snow can dissolve its calcium carbonate ballast, slowing the particles’ descent.

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

In the deep ocean, thousands of feet below the surface, it looks like it's snowing. At those depths, the water is filled with slowly drifting particles known as "marine snow," part of a never-ending ...

It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can carry out N 2 fixation. It was assumed that the high levels of oxygen ...

It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can carry out N 2 fixation. It was assumed that the high levels of oxygen ...

Snowflake size affects how much snow stays on roofs, helping explain why some storms create heavier and more dangerous snow ...

No two snowflakes may be the same, but models that fail to take these variations into consideration often fall short when ...