Ocean View

New research published in AGU's journal suggests that oxygen-deprived underwater zones, long dismissed as biological 'dead zones', may instead offer clues about conditions on the early Earth, when life existed before oxygen became abundant in the oceans and atmosphere. The finding challenges assumptions about what these low-oxygen environments mean, and is drawing attention for reframing them as windows into how early life may have survived.

A widely viewed explorer about the ocean's most abundant creature asks why humans cannot eat it, drawing large attention online. The question points to krill, the tiny crustaceans that form the base of the marine food web: harvesting them at scale faces obstacles including difficult processing, remote fishing grounds, ecological concerns over food for whales and penguins, and a fishy taste that limits market appeal.

Karen Ann Piotte of Nahant, Massachusetts, has died, according to an obituary published through Solimine Funeral Homes' Ocean Street location. The notice, dated 2026, announces her passing to the local community. Details of her life, family and funeral arrangements are listed in the obituary, and friends and acquaintances are paying respects through the funeral home's memorial page.