Thursday, July 22, 2010

Large China oil spill threatens sea life, water

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China's largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included st...
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Expedition to Mid-Cayman Rise Identifies Unusual Variety of Deep Sea Vents

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The first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal ...

NOAA Ship Fairweather Maps Aid Shipping Through Bering Straits

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As Arctic ice recedes, countries are looking forward to faster, safer and more efficient sea routes across the top of the world. Responding ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Fussy orcas prefer white meat

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Although orcas are known to predate penguins further north, around sub-Antarctic islands, this is the first time they have been seen huntin...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Small Fish Exploits Forbidding Environment

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Jellyfish moved into the oceans off the coast of southwest Africa when the sardine population crashed. Now another small fish is living in ...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Old Theory of Phytoplankton Growth Overturned, Raise Concerns for Ocean Productivity

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A new study concludes that an old, fundamental and widely accepted theory of how and why phytoplankton bloom in the oceans is incorrect. The...

New Detailed Observations of What Happens When Glaciers Float on Ocean Surface

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Glaciers that lose their footing on the seafloor and begin floating behave very erratically, according to a new study led by a Scripps Insti...

Scientists Assess Impact of Icelandic Volcanic Ash on Ocean Biology

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An international team of oceanographers investigating the role of iron on ocean productivity in the northerly latitudes of the Atlantic Ocea...

Non-Toxic Oil Recovery Agent

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A team of chemists led by Dr. George John, Associate Professor at The City College of New York (CCNY), has developed a non-toxic, recyclable...

Submarines Could Use New Nanotube Technology for Sonar and Stealth

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Speakers made from carbon nanotube sheets that are a fraction of the width of a human hair can both generate sound and cancel out noise -- p...

Tiny Marine Microbes Exert Influence on Global Climate: Microorganisms Display a Behavior Characteristic of Larger Animals

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New research indicates that the interactions of microscopic organisms around a particular organic material may alter the chemical properties...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

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Scientists are reporting early signs that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is altering the marine food web by killing or tainting some creature...

Sea Levels Rising in Parts of Indian Ocean; Greenhouse Gases Play Role, Study Finds

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Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, S...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Antidepressants Make Shrimps See the Light

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Rising levels of antidepressants in coastal waters could change sea-life behaviour and potentially damage the food-chain, according to a ne...

Penguin Males With Steady Pitch Make Better Parents

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How does a female penguin choose a mate? Courtship calls help females decide which males are likely to be devoted dads, says a study in the...

Sewage Overflow Promotes Spread of West Nile Virus

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Sewage that overflows into urban creeks and streams during periods of heavy rain can promote the spread of West Nile virus, a study led by ...

Source of Essential Nutrients for Mid-Ocean Algae Discovered

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For almost three decades, oceanographers have been puzzled by the ability of microscopic algae to grow in mid-ocean areas where there is ve...

What’s Killing Farmed Salmon? New Virus May Also Pose Risk to Wild Salmon

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Farmed fish are an increasingly important food source, with a global harvest now at 110 million tons and growing at more than 8 percent a y...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

How Fast Can Microbes Break Down Oil Washed Onto Gulf Beaches?

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A new Florida State University study is investigating how quickly the Deepwater Horizon oil carried into Gulf of Mexico beach sands is bein...

Two New Species of Pancake Batfishes Discovered from Area Engulfed by Oil Spill

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Although the Gulf of Mexico has been intensively surveyed by scientists and picked over by fishermen, it is still home to fishes that are w...