
First Ever Underwater University Lectures
Students at the University
of Essex have taken their
lectures to a whole new
level -- 18 metres under the
sea in remote Indonesia to
be precise. ... > full story

Topography of Eastern Seaboard Muddles Ancient Sea Level Changes
The distortion of the
ancient shoreline and
flooding surface of the US
Atlantic Coastal Plain are
the direct result of
... > full story

World's Biggest Ice Sheets Likely More Stable Than Previously Believed
A new study suggests that
the previous connections
scientists made between
ancient shoreline height and
ice volumes are erroneous
... > full story

Paleontology: The Eloquence of Otoliths Seen in a 23-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossil
Fish fossils that are about
23 million years old give
unprecedented insight into
the evolutionary history of
the gobioid order, one of
... > full story
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New Era of Fisheries Policy Needed to Secure Nutrition for Millions
May 17, 2013 A new study argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and ... > full story -
Coral Reef Fishes Prove Invaluable in the Study of Evolutionary Ecology
May 16, 2013 Coral reef fish species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts in social evolution and already have yielded insights about the ultimate reasons for female reproductive ... > full story -
Natural 'Keystone Molecules' Punch Over Their Weight in Ecosystems
May 16, 2013 Ecosystems are disproportionately influenced by "keystone molecules" that have powerful behavioral effects and contribute to ecosystem structure, according to a new general theory. The chemicals can ... > full story -
Actor Johnny Depp Immortalized in Name of Fossilized Creature With 'Scissor Hand' Claws
May 16, 2013 A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favourite movie star. The 505-million-year-old fossil called ... > full story -
H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals
May 15, 2013 Scientists detected the H1N1 (2009) virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human pandemic ... > full story -
'Fish Thermometer' Reveals Long-Standing, Global Impact of Climate Change
May 15, 2013 Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to ... > full story -
Fall Warming on Antarctic Peninsula Driven by Tropically Forced Circulation
May 15, 2013 New research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming over the entire Antarctic Peninsula, and it is mostly from atmospheric circulation patterns originating in the ... > full story -
Storage Power Plant on the Seabed
May 15, 2013 A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story -
Fossil Saved from Mule Track Revolutionizes Understanding of Ancient Dolphin-Like Marine Reptile
May 14, 2013 Scientists have revealed a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionizes our understanding of the evolution and extinction of ... > full story -
Cooling Ocean Temperature Could Buy More Time for Coral Reefs
May 14, 2013 Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say ... > full story
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