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  • Ice Is 'Rotten' in the Beaufort Sea
    Ice Is 'Rotten' in the Beaufort Sea
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  • NOAA: December Global Ocean Temperature Second Warmest on Record
    NOAA: December Global Ocean Temperature Second Warmest on Record
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    Make the Southern Ocean the Soundtrack to Your Work Day
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    Dolphins: Second-Smartest Animals?
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    The Socioeconomic Costs of Ocean Acidification
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    Garbage Trashes Deep Ocean Abyss
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    IODP Expedition 318: Wilkes Land Week Report TWO
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Oceans Reveal Further Impacts of Climate Change
February 5, 2010 – 11:39 am | No Comment

The increasing acidity of the world's oceans -- and that acidity's growing threat to marine species -- are definitive proof that the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is causing climate change is also negatively affecting the marine environment, says Antarctic marine biologist Jim McClintock, Ph.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Biology.

(From ScienceDaily) -- "The oceans are a sink for the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere," says McClintock, who has spent more than two decades researching the marine species off the coast of Antarctica. Carbon dioxide is absorbed by oceans, and through a chemical process hydrogen ions are released to make seawater more acidic.

"Existing data points to consistently increasing oceanic acidity, and that is a direct result of increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere; it is incontrovertible," McClintock says. "The ramifications for many of the organisms that call the water home are profound." Read the full story »

Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
February 5, 2010 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient SeawaterThe chemical composition of our oceans is not constant but has varied significantly over geological time.
No (Primordial) Soup for You: Origins of Life Were Not What you Think
February 5, 2010 – 11:01 am | No Comment
No (Primordial) Soup for You: Origins of Life Were Not What you ThinkThe predominant theory of the origin of life would make a terrific setting for a space horror movie, or a particularly tense episode of Star Trek: picture early Earth, a noxious place devoid of oxygen, its young oceans choked with some kind of indiscernible ooze.
France Backs Ban on Bluefin Tuna Exports
February 5, 2010 – 10:45 am | No Comment
France Backs Ban on Bluefin Tuna ExportsFrance has added its voice to calls for a ban on the global trade in bluefin tuna, the numbers of which have dwindled through overfishing.
Whales use 'Killer' Technique for Hunting Fish
February 5, 2010 – 10:41 am | No Comment
Whales use 'Killer' Technique for Hunting FishScientists on Shetland believe they may have discovered a previously-unobserved technique being used by killer whales to catch herring.
Audio Slideshow: Sea Drifters
February 5, 2010 – 8:22 am | No Comment
Audio Slideshow: Sea DriftersColourful close up images of plankton, the tiny creatures that hold the key to survival in the world's oceans, are going on show at London Zoo - as part of The Royal Society's 350th anniversary celebrations.
NSF Director to Lead New Purdue Global Institute
February 4, 2010 – 3:40 pm | No Comment
NSF Director to Lead New Purdue Global InstituteArden L. Bement, the director of the National Science Foundation, has been named to lead Purdue University's new Global Policy Research Institute (GPRI) in West Lafayette, Ind. Bement will begin his new post as the director of GPRI--which will draw on seven different science and research disciplines at Purdue--on June 1 this year.
Ocean Science Gets Big Boost in 2011 Budget
February 3, 2010 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Ocean Science Gets Big Boost in 2011 BudgetFor the last few years the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been an also-ran among federal science programs. But if NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco gets her way with Congress, the agency will join the front ranks in 2011.
Obama Budget Backs Basic Science
February 2, 2010 – 1:19 pm | No Comment
Obama Budget Backs Basic ScienceClimate and clean energy receive a boost but NASA's Moon mission bites the dust.
Fish Caught Evolving Into Three Different Species
February 2, 2010 – 9:34 am | No Comment
Fish Caught Evolving Into Three Different SpeciesThe finding of a fish in the process of evolving suggests there may be many new kinds of fish we don't yet know about - and aren't protecting.
Young Scientists Get Their Feet Wet With Project on the Bay
February 2, 2010 – 9:10 am | No Comment
Young Scientists Get Their Feet Wet With Project on the BayA scrum of middle schoolers in parkas and knitted hats crowded the edge of Duxbury Bay recently, eager for their turn with a little black hand-held device.
The Life Acidic
February 2, 2010 – 8:38 am | No Comment
The Life AcidicA major chemistry experiment is taking place in the world’s oceans, with potentially irreversible effects on marine ecosystems and commercial fisheries.
Océans: The Fish Story That Is Sweeping France
February 2, 2010 – 8:30 am | No Comment
Océans: The Fish Story That Is Sweeping FranceTake that, George Clooney. Though the American film heartthrob is still the favorite actor of millions of movie lovers around the world, in France these days he's being outdrawn by a bunch of fish.
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