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Significant Contribution of Greenland's Peripheral Glaciers to Sea-Level Rise
March 18, 2013 — Glaciers at the edge of Greenland which are not connected to its huge ice sheet, or can be clearly separated from it, are contributing to sea-level rise much more than previously thought. Scientists ... > full story -
Antarctica's First Whale Skeleton Found With Nine New Deep-Sea Species
March 18, 2013 — Marine biologists have, for the first time, found a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica, giving new insights into life in the sea depths. The discovery was made almost a mile below the ... > full story -
Ocean Plankton Sponge Up Nearly Twice the Carbon Currently Assumed
March 17, 2013 — Models of carbon dioxide in the world's oceans need to be revised, according to new work. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, ... > full story -
Highly Effective Communities of Bacteria in the World's Deepest Oceanic Trench
March 17, 2013 — Deep sea trenches act as hot spots for microbial activity, according to new ... > full story -
Inspired by Deep Sea Sponges: Creating Flexible Minerals
March 15, 2013 — Scientists have imitated the skeleton of natural sea sponges to produce a new flexible mineral. the synthetic spicules are extremely flexible and are also able to transmit light waves even when they ... > full story -
Dinosaur-Era Climate Change Study Suggests Reasons for Turtle Disappearance
March 14, 2013 — Dramatic climate change was previously proposed to be responsible for the disappearance of turtles 71-million-years ago, because they were considered to be "climate-sensitive" animals. Results of ... > full story -
'Dirty Blizzard' in Gulf of Mexico May Account for Missing Deepwater Horizon Oil
March 14, 2013 — Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers ... > full story -
Mass Strandings of Pilot Whales May Not Be Driven by Kinship, DNA Profiles Show
March 14, 2013 — Recent research has shed some light on whether family relationships play a role in beachings of otherwise healthy whales. Investigators used genetic data to describe the kinship of individual ... > full storyMore: -
What Do American Bullfrogs Eat When They're Away from Home? Practically Everything
March 14, 2013 — A control program on southern Vancouver Island provided the carcasses of over 5,000 adult and juvenile invasive alien American bullfrogs. Examination of their stomach contents confirms that bullfrogs ... > full story -
Discards Ban Could Impact Seabird Populations
March 14, 2013 — Species of seabirds could successfully return to their natural foraging habits following changes to European fisheries policies, scientists have ... > full story
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