High Definition Polarization Vision Discovered in Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish have the most acute polarization vision yet found in any animal, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered by showing them movies on a modified LCD computer screen to test their eyesight.
Glaciers: A Window Into Human Impact On the Global Carbon Cycle
New clues as to how Earth’s remote ecosystems have been influenced by the industrial revolution are locked, frozen in the ice of glaciers.
Ocean Leadership Presence at the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership will be participating in the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, occurring February 20-25, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
ONW: Week of February 13, 2012 – Number 155
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Opportunity: Senior Software Applications Developer, Texas A&M (IODP)
The Texas A&M University Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is pleased to announce the search for a Senior Software Applications Developer.
Ocean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term Environmental Impact Is Unclear
As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere — but researchers say it’s still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it.
NASA Science Aircraft to Travel the Globe in 2012
With missions scheduled throughout the year, 2012 is shaping up to be an extraordinary time for NASA’s Airborne Science Program and Earth system science research.
NASA Mission Takes Stock of Earth’s Melting Land Ice
In the first comprehensive satellite study of its kind, a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team used NASA data to calculate how much Earth’s melting land ice is adding to global sea level rise.
Study Shows Ocean Warming Has Accelerated The Past 100 Years
Increased warming from changing ocean currents has accelerated over the past 100 years and could ultimately affect climate patterns over much of the world, according to research by two Texas A&M University oceanographers.
Navy to Build Two New Oceanographic Research Vessels
The Navy has awarded $70 million to a West Coast-based shipyard to begin building the second of two modern oceanographic research vessels, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Feb. 9.
A Swirling Oasis of Life
A serpentine eddy swirls in the southern Indian Ocean several hundred kilometers off the coast of South Africa in this natural-color image, acquired by NASA’s Terra satellite on December 26, 2011.
