Carbon is then transferred to different layers of the ocean as primary producers are eaten by other organisms, which themselves reproduce, generate waste and die. Some plankton combine calcium and ...

The deeper layers of the Benguela are rich in phosphates and nitrates, a result of the decomposition of animals and plants on the ocean floor. Since there is not enough light below 160 feet (50 ...

The new theory suggests that instead, a deep ocean of water lies just below layers of clouds in the hydrogen-helium atmosphere. Below the water, goes the theory, is a layer of hydrocarbons — a ...

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A fascinating new study has shed light on the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, two of the least explored planets in our solar system. Using advanced computer simulations, scientists have ...

Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...

Crucially this water would be separated, like oil and water, from a carbon-rich layer below that divides the ocean from each planet’s core. In the case of Uranus, the core is the size of Mercury ...