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More Storms Like Sandy? Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy Violence
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have shown that the severe loss of summertime Arctic sea ice – attributed to greenhouse warming – appears to increase the frequency of atmospheric blocking events like the one ... > full story -
Jupiter's Icy Moon: Window Into Europa's Ocean Lies Right at the Surface
March 5, 2013 — If you could lick the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, you would actually be sampling a bit of the ocean beneath, according to astronomers. Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Solves 320-Year-Old Mystery: Origins of Now Extinct Falkland Islands Wolf
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found the answer to one of natural history's most intriguing puzzles -- the origins of the now extinct Falkland Islands wolf and how it came to be the only land-based mammal on the ... > full story -
Global Warming Will Open Unexpected New Shipping Routes in Arctic, Researchers Find
March 4, 2013 — Shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean won't put the Suez and Panama canals out of business anytime soon, but global warming will make these frigid routes much more accessible than ever imagined by ... > full story -
Early Warning System Provides Four-Month Forecast of Malaria Epidemics in Northwest India
March 3, 2013 — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast, by up to four months, malaria epidemics thousands of miles away in northwestern India, theoretical ... > full story -
New Study Reveals How Sensitive US East Coast Regions May Be to Ocean Acidification
March 1, 2013 — A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern US and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in ... > full story -
Toxic Oceans May Have Delayed Spread of Complex Life
February 28, 2013 — A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulfide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans. The research considers the composition of the oceans ... > full story -
How Much Protection Is Enough?
February 27, 2013 — Protection of marine areas from fishing increases density and biomass of fish and invertebrates (such as lobster and scallops), finds a systematic review. The success of a protected area was also ... > full story -
NASA's Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts
February 27, 2013 — Colorful new images chronicle the seasonal stirrings of our salty world: Pulses of freshwater gush from the Amazon River's mouth; an invisible seam divides the salty Arabian Sea from the fresher ... > full story -
New Tool for Measuring Frozen Gas in Ocean Floor Sediments
February 26, 2013 — Scientists have developed an instrument capable of simulating the high pressures and low temperatures needed to create hydrate in sediment ... > full story
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