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Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate.
The remains of a real-life journey to the center of the Earth are preserved in a South Pacific volcano, a new study suggests.
The past 100 years were among the warmest on record, coming on the heels of a long period of global cooling, according to a new analysis of temperature variations over 2,000 years.
This week over one billion people in 192 countries celebrated Earth Day. We planted trees, shared recycling tips, pledged action to combat climate change, and took a moment to reflect on what nature has given us.
After a generation of effort, New England’s waters are clean enough to support an oyster industry. But climate change could undermine those gains.
Climate scientists studying the impact of changing wave behavior on the world’s coastlines are reporting a likely decrease in average wave heights across 25 per cent of the global ocean.
This summer, a new underwater robot will start tracking some of the ocean’s top predators — including great white sharks — to learn more about their habits.
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Oceans Awash: 5 Wins and 5 Losses in 2010 : President Obama issued an executive order in July to implement conservation-based management of our public seas -- based on marine spatial planning, or what former Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen calls, "urban planning into the water column." ...
The Ocean Offers Many Lessons : Even before Darwin first speculated that life emerged from "some warm little pond," the book of Genesis said God prefaced the creation of humanity by making the "great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water."...
Changing Wave Heights Projected As The Atmosphere Warms; ‘Considerable Uncertainty Remains’ : Climate scientists studying the impact of changing wave behavior on the world's coastlines are reporting a likely decrease in average wave heights across 25 per cent of the global ocean....
Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine : The chemistry of the ocean is changing. Most climate change discussion focuses on the warmth of the air, but around one-quarter of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere dissolves into the ocean. ...
Opportunity: Senior Manager, Policy : The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is pleased to announce the search for a Senior Manager, Policy. This is a regular, full-time. exempt position....
As CO2 Approaches Symbolic Milestone, Scripps Launches Daily Keeling Curve Update : Levels of the greenhouse gas are approaching 400 parts per million; Scripps offering daily Twitter feed, news and analysis of climate indicators ...
Shark-Stalking Robot Will Spy on Ocean’s Deadliest Predators : This summer, a new underwater robot will start tracking some of the ocean's top predators -- including great white sharks -- to learn more about their habits....
Remember the BP Oil Spill? Malformed Fish Do : A new study shows that sediments fouled with oil from the blowout in the Gulf of Mexico caused problems for fish embryos. ...
World Ocean Day: Why Do We Currently Know More About the Moon than Our Own Oceans? : How much do we know about life in the ocean? A lot, you might say. But how much do we really know about life in the ocean? A lot less than you might think, I say....
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