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- Fungus breaks down ocean plastic https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/fungus-breaks-down-ocean-plastic 228 comments
- A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in the average temperature on earth from 7 to even a maximum of 14 degrees found a study by NIOZ. This is much larger than the 2.3 to 4.5 degrees that the UN climate panel, IPCC, has been estimating so far. https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/co2-puts-heavier-stamp-on-temperature-than-thought 123 comments science
- A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Some 80 million kilograms of floating plastic have already accumulated in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in the Pacific Ocean alone https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/fungus-breaks-down-ocean-plastic 43 comments science
- Long-term research shows herring arrive earlier in the Wadden Sea due to climate change. Measurements show that the peak of the number of young herring swimming into the sea since 1982 comes at least two weeks earlier now. https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/herring-arrives-earlier-in-the-wadden-sea-due-to-climate-change-shows-extreme-long-term-research 5 comments science
- UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/sunlight-pulps-the-plastic-soup 132 comments science
- The Pacific as the world’s greatest theater of bird migration: Extreme flights spark questions about physiological capabilities, behavior, and the evolution of migratory pathways. https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/pacific-ocean-as-the-greatest-theater-of-bird-migration 2 comments science
- Unexpected result: Ocean acidification can promote shell formation in foraminifera https://www.nioz.nl/en/news/nioz-updates/onverwacht-resultaat-oceaanverzuring-kan-schelpvorming-bevorderen 11 comments science