Tag: phytoplankton
Fluctuations on Jupiter look terribly like some seen on Earth
To reach Jupiter, it took the Juno probe about five years. From this distant world, it sends astronomers images that help them better understand the giant planet and its 80…
Changes in Earth’s orbit alter the evolution of marine life
We already knew that the eccentricity of the Earth was synchronized with the glacial cycles. French researchers have just discovered that it also governs the evolution of marine life and…
How Earth’s Orbit Influences Biodiversity
We already knew that the eccentricity of the Earth was synchronized with the glacial cycles. French researchers have just discovered that it also governs the evolution of marine life and…
Why do sardines shrink?
In the Mediterranean, sardines have lost an average of 4 cm in ten years. Neither fishing, predators and diseases are however involved. Ifremer has just identified the culprit: the phytoplankton…