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Scientists Outline Long-Term Sea-Level Rise in Response to Warming of Planet
July 15, 2013 — A new study estimates that global sea levels will rise about 2.3 meters, or more than seven feet, over the next several thousand years for every degree (Celsius) the planet warms. This is one of the ... > full story -
Phytoplankton Social Mixers: Tiny Ocean Plants Use Turbulence for Travel to Social Gatherings
July 15, 2013 — Scientists have shown that the motility of phytoplankton also helps them determine their fate in ocean ... > full story -
Scientists Solve a 14,000-Year-Old Ocean Mystery
July 14, 2013 — At the end of the last Ice Age, as the world began to warm, a swath of the North Pacific Ocean came to life. During a brief pulse of biological productivity 14,000 years ago, this stretch of the sea ... > full story -
Continuous Satellite Monitoring of Ice Sheets Needed to Better Predict Sea-Level Rise
July 14, 2013 — The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it ... > full storyMore: -
New Approach to Measuring Coral Growth Offers Valuable Tool for Reef Managers; Surprising Growth Patterns in the Florida Keys
July 12, 2013 — A new more sensitive weight-based approach for monitoring coral growth in the wild has been developed by U.S. Geological Survey researchers leading to more definitive answers about the status of ... > full story -
Lionfish Expedition: Down Deep Is Where the Big, Scary Ones Live
July 11, 2013 — The first expedition to use a deep-diving submersible to study the Atlantic Ocean lionfish invasion found something very disturbing -- at 300 feet deep, there were still significant populations of ... > full story -
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
July 11, 2013 — Scientists have found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional explanations for how Antarctica's ice sheet began forming. They report finding an ancient volcanic arc in the ... > full story -
Killer Whale Genetics: Redefining Stock Structure in a Marine Top Predator
July 11, 2013 — By collecting 462 skin samples from both resident and transient wild killer whales in the northern North Pacific and characterizing individual genetic variability using two different genetic markers ... > full story -
As Ice Cover Disappears, Life in Frigid Antarctic Moves Fast
July 11, 2013 — It might be cold in the Antarctic, but that doesn't mean that life there necessarily moves slowly. A new article reveals the discovery of a surprisingly fast-growing community of glass sponges in an ... > full storyMore: -
Bioluminescence Reveals Deep-Water Motion in the Mediterranean
July 11, 2013 — In 2009 and 2010, the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES detected an unusual phenomenon: the bioluminescence of deep-sea organisms suddenly increased, revealing an unexpected connection between ... > full story
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