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Tiny Marine Creature Spreading Through Ocean, Stabilizing Reefs and Islands With Calcareous Shells
February 6, 2013 — The climate is getting warmer, and sea levels are rising -- a threat to island nations. As a group of researchers found out, at the same time, tiny single-cell organisms are spreading rapidly through ... > full story -
How New Corals Species Form in the Ocean
February 6, 2013 — Biological sciences professors have investigated how corals specialize to particular environments in the ocean. They propose that the large dispersal potential of coral larvae in open water and the ... > full story -
Nitrogen from Pollution, Natural Sources Causes Growth of Toxic Algae, Study Finds
February 6, 2013 — Nitrogen in ocean waters fuels the growth of two tiny but toxic phytoplankton species that are harmful to marine life and human health, warns a new study. Researchers found that nitrogen entering the ... > full story -
Pacific Locked in 'La Nada' Limbo
February 6, 2013 — Sea-surface height data from NASA's Jason-1 satellite show that the equatorial Pacific Ocean is still locked in what some call a neutral, or 'La Nada' state. This condition follows two years of ... > full story -
2012 Global Temperatures 10th Highest on Record
February 6, 2013 — The globally-averaged temperature for 2012 marked the 10th warmest year since record keeping began in 1880. It also marked the 36th consecutive year with a global temperature above the 20th century ... > full story -
Shimmering Water Reveals Cold Volcanic Vent in Antarctic Waters
February 6, 2013 — The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been ... > full story -
Tortugas Marine Reserve Yields More, Larger Fish
February 4, 2013 — Both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefited from "no-take" protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a new report ... > full story -
Climate Change Clues from Tiny Marine Algae -- Ancient and Modern
February 4, 2013 — Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found that their response to environmental ... > full story -
When Mangroves No Longer Protect the Coastline
February 1, 2013 — The mangrove forests in the Guyanas (French Guiana, Surinam and Guyana), which spread across the Orinoco and Amazon deltas, are among the most extensive in the world. This particular ecosystem, ... > full story -
How Do Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet?
February 1, 2013 — Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted for the tropics during ... > full story
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