Deep-Sea Pressure Turns Marine Snow Into a Tiny Feast
A new marine-science study shows how intense pressure can squeeze carbon and nitrogen from sinking “marine snow,” giving deep-ocean microbes a surprising meal far below the sunlit sea.
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The Hidden Ally Inside Every Fish: How Gut Microbes Are Quietly Shaping the Ocean
Scientists have discovered that bacteria living inside fish guts may be working alongside their hosts to produce calcium carbonate — a mineral that shapes ocean chemistry and carbon storage. The finding, published in PLOS Biology, reveals a hidden partnership happening inside fish across the Andaman Sea right now.