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Ocean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term Environmental Impact Is Unclear
As oceans warm due to
climate change, water layers
will mix less and affect the
microbes and plankton that
pump carbon out of the
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Ocean Warming Causes Elephant Seals to Dive Deeper
Global warming is having an
effect on the dive behavior
and search for food of
southern elephant seals.
Researchers have discovered
that the seals dive deeper
... > full story
Lull in Ship Noise After Sept. 11 Attacks Eased Stress on Right Whales
Exposure to low-frequency
ship noise may be associated
with chronic stress in
whales, according to a new
study. The study, conducted
... > full story
Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just as Bad as Abrupt
Around 250 million years
ago, most life on Earth was
wiped out in an extinction
known as the "Great Dying."
Geologists have learned that
the end came slowly from
... > full story
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Satellite Tracking Reveals Sea Turtle Feeding Hotspots
February 6, 2012 — Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding "hotspots" in the Gulf of Mexico that are providing important habitat for at least three separate ... > full story -
Scientists Coax Shy Microorganisms to Stand out in a Crowd
February 2, 2012 — Scientists have advanced a method that allowed them to single out a marine microorganism and map its genome even though the organism made up less than 10 percent of a water sample teeming with many ... > full story -
Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways
February 2, 2012 — Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, ... > full story -
Global Experts Question Claims About Jellyfish Populations
February 1, 2012 — Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power ... > full storyMore: -
Southern Indian Ocean Humpback Whales Found Singing Different Tunes
February 1, 2012 — Humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpbacks in the same ocean basin usually all sing very similar ... > full story -
What Do Killer Whales Eat in the Arctic?
January 29, 2012 — Killer whales are the top marine predator. The increase in hunting territories available to killer whales in the Arctic due to climate change and melting sea ice could seriously affect the marine ... > full story -
Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
January 26, 2012 — Over dinner on R.V. Calypso while anchored on the lee side of Glover's Reef in Belize, Jacques Cousteau told Phil Dustan that he suspected humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Dustan ... > full story -
Ecologists Capture First Deep-Sea Fish Noises
January 26, 2012 — Fish biologists conducted one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, 2,237 feet under the Atlantic. With recording technology more affordable, fish sounds can be studied ... > full story -
Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues
January 26, 2012 — Discoveries made in some underwater caves by researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine ... > full story -
Attack or Retreat? Circuit Links Hunger and Pursuit in Sea Slug Brain
January 25, 2012 — If you were a blind, cannibalistic sea slug, living among others just like you, nearly every encounter with another creature would require a simple cost/benefit calculation: Should I eat that -- or ... > full story
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