Diatoms Deploy Genetic Duplication Strategy to Combat Ocean Warming
Scientists reveal that diatoms, microscopic ocean organisms, might duplicate their entire genome to survive rising sea temperatures. This genetic strategy could help maintain marine food webs and carbon cycles threatened by climate change.
Ocean Warming Threatens Microscopic Marine Foundations
The world’s oceans are heating at unprecedented rates, fundamentally transforming marine ecosystems, according to reports. Marine heatwaves, altered currents, and nutrient limitations are already reshaping plankton communities—the foundational layer of oceanic life. Analysts suggest these changes could potentially reduce phytoplankton populations and weaken the biological carbon pump that helps regulate Earth’s climate system.