Some scientists have argued that iron fertilization wasn’t particularly important, and that most of the roughly 100 ppm drop in carbon dioxide during the last ice age can be explained by changes in ...

I’ve spent hundreds of days at sea. In the high winds and towering waves of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, I have worked alongside fellow ocean scientists to understand the impacts of climate ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. Scientists plan to seed part of the Pacific Ocean with iron to trigger a surface bloom of phytoplankton that ...

I've heard for several years about stratospheric aerosol injection SAI is a known way to artificially reduce the temperature of the earth but has an issue with a bounce back effect from stopping it.

Iron-rich dust launched into the air by winds swirls around the Southern Ocean. Understanding how iron’s chemistry shifts during its journey from earth to air to sea will be important for developing ...