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Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
The global ocean covering
the Earth 3.4 billion years
ago was far cooler than has
been thought, according to
researchers who analyzed
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Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds
Researchers in Spain have
confirmed a higher presence
of the parasite Anisakis in
anchovies of the Atlantic
South East coast and the
... > full story
Antarctica Glacier Retreat Creates New Carbon Dioxide Store; Has Beneficial Impact On Climate Change
Large blooms of tiny marine
plants called phytoplankton
are flourishing in areas of
open water left exposed by
the recent and rapid melting
... > full story
California's Ancient Kelp Forest
The kelp forests off
southern California are
considered to be some of the
most diverse and productive
ecosystems on the planet,
yet a new study indicates
that today's kelp beds are
... > full story
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Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic
November 11, 2009 — Researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae which kills millions of fish in the southern U.S. every ... > full story -
Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?
November 9, 2009 — Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits? New research offers an ... > full story -
Bizarre Lives Of Bone-eating Worms
November 9, 2009 — It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones. In fact, such worms do exist in the ... > full story -
Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
November 8, 2009 — Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you ... > full story -
Boosting Coastal Economics With Crustacean Molting On Demand
November 7, 2009 — Researchers are close to unraveling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionize the soft-shell crab industry, generating new jobs and ... > full story -
Creating Cultured Pearls From The Queen Conch: Scientists Unlock Mystery
November 5, 2009 — In their natural form, conch pearls are among the rarest pearls in the world. For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch have been unsuccessful -- until now. For ... > full story -
Coral Reefs Inspire Rare Consensus -- Just Save Them
November 5, 2009 — One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use ... > full story -
Calm Before The Spawn: Climate Change And Coral Spawning
November 4, 2009 — Biologists have explained why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months. A new study shows that corals spawn when regional wind ... > full story -
North Atlantic Fish Populations Shifting As Ocean Temperatures Warm
November 4, 2009 — About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly disappearing ... > full story -
Tags Reveal White Sharks Have Neighborhoods In The North Pacific
November 4, 2009 — A tracking study of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows they adhere to a rigid route of migration across the sea, returning to precisely the same spot along the California coast each ... > full story
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