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Thieving Whale Caught On Video Gives Rare Clues About Hunting Strategy, Sound Production
May 24, 2009 — A marine mammal videotaped stealing fish provides information about animal's physical ... > full story -
Heat-tolerant Coral Reefs Discovered: May Survive Global Warming
May 22, 2009 — Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now scientists have ... > full story -
Unusually Large Family Of Green Fluorescent Proteins Discovered In Marine Creature
May 22, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) in a primitive sea animal, along with new clues about the role of the proteins that has nothing to do with their famous glow. ... > full story -
Earth’s Climate And Ocean Acidification History
May 22, 2009 — A scientific research cruise following the palaeo-equator has uncovered nearly 53 million years of climate and ocean acidification ... > full story -
Marine Mammals' Brains Exposed To Hazardous Cocktail Of Pesticides Including DDT, PCBs, Brominated Flame Retardants
May 21, 2009 — The most extensive study of pollutants in marine mammals' brains reveals that these animals are exposed to a hazardous cocktail of pesticides such as DDT and PCBs, as well as emerging contaminants ... > full story -
How Crabs That Live In Hydrothermal Vents Reproduce
May 20, 2009 — New observations of the reproductive biology of crabs living around hydrothermal vents help explain their distribution and provide clues about the selection pressures prevalent in these hostile ... > full story -
River Delta Areas Can Provide Clue To Environmental Changes
May 20, 2009 — Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human ... > full story -
Nitrogen From Human Activities May Be As Damaging As Phosphorus
May 19, 2009 — Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the ... > full story -
From Greenhouse To Ice House: Important Role Of The Indonesian Gateway Suggested
May 19, 2009 — One of the mysteries of the Earth's history is the fundamental climate change in the Mid Pliocene, about 3.5-2.5 million years ago. By that time warm climate conditions ended and the ice caps in the ... > full story -
Natural Petroleum Seeps Release Equivalent Of Up To 80 Exxon Valdez Oil Spills
May 18, 2009 — Twenty years ago, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez was exiting Alaska's Prince William Sound when it struck a reef in the middle of the night. What happened next is considered one of the nation's worst ... > full story -
Move Any Mountain: New Research Tracks Track Snowmelt Accurately
May 18, 2009 — Water is constantly being moved about our planet. The water, or hydrologic, cycle describes how water changes from liquid to solid to vapor and how it is stored in a variety of places: under the ... > full story -
Fast And Efficient As Soon As They Are Dead: Jellyfish-like Creatures May Play Major Role In The Marine Carbon Transport System
May 18, 2009 — As a fast and efficient means of transport, jellyfish-like organisms could play a major role in the marine carbon cycle. Marine biologists report that dead bodies of the marine organism Pyrosoma ... > full story
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