Earth's wobble 'fixes' dinner for marine organisms
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 08:30
in Earth & Climate
The cyclic wobble of the Earth on its axis controls the production of a nutrient essential to the health of the ocean, according to a new study. The discovery of factors that control this nutrient, known as "fixed" nitrogen, gives researchers insight into how the ocean regulates its own life-support system, which in turn affects the Earth's climate and the size of marine fisheries.