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		<title>Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With warmer ocean temperatures, the composition of marine plankton could shift from protein-rich to carb-heavy, a new study suggests. Read this story at MIT News We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like algae are the primary food source for krill, sea snails, some &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/climate-change-may-produce-fast-food-phytoplankton/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phytoplankton With Flexible Pigment Content Disadvantaged by Projected Future Decrease in Variability of the Ocean Light Spectrum</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/phytoplankton-with-flexible-pigment-content-disadvantaged-by-projected-future-decrease-in-variability-of-the-ocean-light-spectrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francesco Mattei, Anna E. Hickman, Julia Uitz, Vincenzo Vellucci, Laurence Garczarek, Frédéric Partensky, Stephanie Dutkiewicz (2026), Phytoplankton With Flexible Pigment Content Disadvantaged by Projected Future Decrease in Variability of the Ocean Light Spectrum, Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.70671 Description: Phytoplankton play a vital role in ocean ecosystems and climate regulation. This study evaluates how climate‑driven shifts in underwater light spectra &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/phytoplankton-with-flexible-pigment-content-disadvantaged-by-projected-future-decrease-in-variability-of-the-ocean-light-spectrum/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Phytoplankton With Flexible Pigment Content Disadvantaged by Projected Future Decrease in Variability of the Ocean Light Spectrum</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stability of the marine nitrogen cycle over the past 165 million years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Godfrey, L.V., Omta, A.W., Tziperman, E. et al. (2025), Stability of the marine nitrogen cycle over the past 165 million years, Nat Commun, doi:  10.1038/s41467-025-63604-x Description: This study reconstructs the marine nitrogen cycle over 165 million years using isotopic records and Earth system modeling. The authors find remarkable long-term stability despite major climate and tectonic changes, suggesting strong &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/stability-of-the-marine-nitrogen-cycle-over-the-past-165-million-years/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Stability of the marine nitrogen cycle over the past 165 million years</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) alters the seasonal physics and biogeochemistry of the Arctic Mackenzie River plume</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bertin, Clément; Vincent Le Fouest; Dustin Carroll; Stephanie Dutkiewicz: Dimitris Menemenlis; Atsushi Matsuoka; Manfredi Manizza; and Charles E. Miller (2025), Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) alters the seasonal physics and biogeochemistry of the Arctic Mackenzie River plume, Biogeosciences, doi: 10.5194/bg-22-6607-2025 Description: Bertin et al (2025) focuses on carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems under &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/colored-dissolved-organic-matter-cdom-alters-the-seasonal-physics-and-biogeochemistry-of-the-arctic-mackenzie-river-plume/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) alters the seasonal physics and biogeochemistry of the Arctic Mackenzie River plume</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Future Ocean Warming May Cause Large Reductions in Prochlorococcus Biomass and Productivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[François Ribalet, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Erwan Monier, E. Virginia Armbrust (2025), Future Ocean Warming May Cause Large Reductions in Prochlorococcus Biomass and Productivity, Nature Micro., doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02106-4 Description: The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is Earth’s most abundant photosynthetic organism and crucial to oceanic ecosystems. However, its sensitivity to a changing climate remains unclear. Here we analysed decade-long field measurements using continuous-flow cytometry from our SeaFlow &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/future-ocean-warming-may-cause-large-reductions-in-prochlorococcus-biomass-and-productivity/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Future Ocean Warming May Cause Large Reductions in Prochlorococcus Biomass and Productivity</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Cold Bloom: Modeling Productivity in West Greenland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research using ECCO-Darwin and co-authored by Stephanie Dutkiewicz helps uncover link between glacier melt and coastal productivity in Greenland. Read this at MITgcm News A new study published in Communications Earth &#38; Environment reveals how meltwater from Greenland’s most active glacier—Sermeq Kujalleq—triggers localized upwelling that boosts coastal productivity in West Greenland. Led by Michael Wood &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-cold-bloom-modeling-productivity-in-west-greenland/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Cold Bloom: Modeling Productivity in West Greenland</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon. Read this story at MIT News As climate change advances, the ocean’s overturning circulation is predicted to weaken substantially. With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the ocean will pull down less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, a slower circulation should also dredge up &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/study-weaker-ocean-circulation-could-enhance-co2-buildup-in-the-atmosphere/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin B12 adaptability in Antarctic algae has implications for climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vitamin B12 deficiency in people can cause a slew of health problems and even become fatal. Until now, the same deficiencies were thought to impact certain types of algae, as well. A new study led by former MIT CBIOMES postdoc Deepa Rao examined the algae Phaeocystis antarctica’s (P. antarctica) exposure to a matrix of iron &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/vitamin-b12-adaptability-in-antarctic-algae-has-implications-for-climate-change/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Vitamin B12 adaptability in Antarctic algae has implications for climate change</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems. Read this story at MIT News The ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, and the global trend is likely a consequence of human-induced climate change, report scientists at MIT, the National Oceanography Center in the U.K., and elsewhere. In a study &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/the-oceans-color-is-changing-as-a-consequence-of-climate-change/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biogeochemical River Runoff Drives Intense Coastal Arctic Ocean CO2 Outgassing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[C. Bertin, D. Carroll, D. Menemenlis, S. Dutkiewicz, H. Zhang, A. Matsuoka, S. Tank, M. Manizza, C. E. Miller, M. Babin, A. Mangin, V. Le Fouest (2023), Biogeochemical River Runoff Drives Intense Coastal Arctic Ocean CO2 Outgassing, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2022GL102377 Description: Arctic warming alters land-to-sea fluxes of nutrients and organic matter, which impact air-sea carbon exchange. Here &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/biogeochemical-river-runoff-drives-intense-coastal-arctic-ocean-co2-outgassing/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Biogeochemical River Runoff Drives Intense Coastal Arctic Ocean CO2 Outgassing</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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