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Great White Sharks Scavenging on Dead Whales
April 10, 2013 — Biologists have explored the behaviors of Great white sharks scavenging on dead whales in South Africa. The team documented as many as 40 different sharks scavenging on a carcass over the course of a ... > full story -
Research Enables Fishermen to Harvest Lucrative Shellfish on Georges Bank
April 10, 2013 — New scientific understanding of toxic algal blooms on Georges Bank, along with an at-sea and dockside testing protocol, has allowed fishermen to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams in these offshore ... > full story -
Ocean Nutrients a Key Component of Future Change, Say Scientists
April 10, 2013 — Variations in nutrient availability in the world’s oceans could be a vital component of future environmental change, according to a new review ... > full story -
Surf's Up: Turbulence Tells Sea Urchins to Settle Down
April 9, 2013 — Tumbling in the waves as they hit a rocky shore tells purple sea urchin larvae it's time to settle down and look for a spot to grow into an adult, researchers at have ... > full story -
Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification
April 9, 2013 — Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story -
Trouble in Penguin Paradise? Research Analyzes Antarctic Ice Flow
April 9, 2013 — A student researcher has discovered that a good way to monitor the environmental health of Antarctica is to go with the flow -- the ice flow, that is. It's an important parameter to track because as ... > full story -
New Chart Shows the Entire Topography of the Antarctic Seafloor in Detail for the First Time
April 9, 2013 — Reliable information on the depth and floor structure of the Southern Ocean has so far been available for only few coastal regions of the Antarctic. Scientists have for the first time succeeded in ... > full story -
Polluting Plastic Particles Invade the Great Lakes
April 9, 2013 — Floating plastic debris -- which helps populate the infamous "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" in the Pacific Ocean -- has become a problem in the Great Lakes, the largest body of fresh water in the ... > full story -
Pioneering Study Calculates Arctic Ocean Nutrient Budget
April 9, 2013 — The first study of its kind to calculate the amount of nutrients entering and leaving the Arctic Ocean has been carried ... > full story -
Rapid Climate Change and the Role of the Southern Ocean
April 8, 2013 — Scientists have discovered new clues about past rapid climate change. The research concludes that oceanographic reorganizations and biological processes are linked to the supply of airborne dust in ... > full story
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