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Why Are Sea Stars Dying from New Jersey to Maine? Divers Asked to Report Large Groupings of Starfish
July 23, 2013 — Marine biologists are working to identify the cause of a disease that is killing sea stars (starfish) from New Jersey to ... > full story -
Sea Level Rise: New Iceberg Theory Points to Areas at Risk of Rapid Disintegration
July 22, 2013 — In events that could exacerbate sea level rise over the coming decades, stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, ... > full story -
Declining Sea Ice Strands Baby Harp Seals
July 22, 2013 — Young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at much higher risk of getting stranded than adult seals because of shrinking sea ice cover caused by recent warming in the North Atlantic, ... > full story -
Climate Threatens Food Security of Pacific Islands
July 22, 2013 — Isolated in the middle of the ocean, Pacific islands rely closely on fishing for their economy and food security. But global warming could considerably reduce their accessible fish resources over the ... > full story -
Scientific Experiment Creates a Wave Frozen in Time
July 22, 2013 — Scientists have created, in a laboratory, a static pipeline wave, with a crest that moves neither forward nor backward. This research will allow improvement in boat and seaport designs and will ... > full story -
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Move Like an Octopus: Underwater Propulsion from a 3-D Printer
July 22, 2013 — Octopods, which are also known as octopuses or squid, generally move along the ocean floor with their eight arms, they flee by swimming head-first, in line with the principles of propulsion. When the ... > full story -
From Obscurity to Dominance: Tracking the Rapid Evolutionary Rise of Ray-Finned Fish
July 22, 2013 — Mass extinctions, like lotteries, result in a multitude of losers and a few lucky winners. This is the story of one of the winners, a small, shell-crushing predatory fish called Fouldenia, which ... > full story -
Ancient Ice Melt Unearthed in Antarctic Mud: 20-Meter Sea Level Rise, Five Million Years Ago
July 21, 2013 — Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 meters, scientists ... > full story -
First Global Atlas of Marine Plankton Reveals Remarkable Underwater World
July 19, 2013 — Under the microscope, they look like they could be from another planet, but these microscopic organisms inhabit the depths of our oceans in nearly infinite numbers. To begin to identify where, when, ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Discover New Variability in Iron Supply to the Oceans With Climate Implications
July 19, 2013 — The supply of dissolved iron to oceans around continental shelves has been found to be more variable by region than previously believed – with implications for future climate ... > full story
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