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New Field of Hydrothermal Vents Discovered Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
August 5, 2011 — Oceanographers have discovered a previously uncharted field of hydrothermal vents along the mid-Atlantic ridge – the first to be explored north of the Azores. Researchers studied an area 3,000 ... > full story -
Cape Cod Bay Holds Hidden Risk for Dining North Atlantic Right Whales
August 3, 2011 — Tracking their dinner may be the best way to help North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay avoid being hit by recreational and commercial boats, according to a team of researchers who studied the ... > full story -
Scientists Pinpoint River Flow Associated With Cholera Outbreaks, Not Just Global Warming
August 3, 2011 — An examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. These increased ... > full story -
U.S. Vulnerabilities to Reduced Mollusk Harvests from Ocean Acidification Assessed
August 2, 2011 — Changes in ocean chemistry due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to damage shellfish populations around the world, but some nations will feel the impacts much sooner and more ... > full story -
Competition With Humans Responsible for Decline of New Zealand's Endangered Sea Lions, Study Shows
August 2, 2011 — Marine researchers in New Zealand have identified the direct impact of fishing as the largest known human factor in the decline of the endangered native sea lion population. The team's findings ... > full story -
The Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea
August 1, 2011 — Over 20 deep-sea experts participating in the Census of Marine Life project SYNDEEP conducted a semi-quantitative analysis of the most important anthropogenic impacts that affect deep-sea habitats at ... > full story -
Researchers Map Long-Range Migrations and Habitats of Leatherback Sea Turtles in the Pacific Ocean
August 1, 2011 — Endangered leatherback sea turtles migrate and forage across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean and Indo-Pacific seas and require greater international collaboration for their protection, according to a ... > full story -
New Species of Toxic Algae Could Be Responsible for Cases of Ciguatera in Canary Islands
August 1, 2011 — A new species of toxic microalgae, which produces ciguatoxins, has been discovered in the Canary Islands. This is the first one that has been described in Spain and is probably responsible for the ... > full story -
Geographic Analysis Offers New Insight Into Coral Disease Spread
July 28, 2011 — In the last 30 years, more than 90 percent of the reef-building coral responsible for maintaining major marine habitats and providing a natural barrier against hurricanes in the Caribbean has ... > full story -
Cod Resurgence in Canadian Waters
July 28, 2011 — Cod and other groundfish populations off the east coast of Canada are showing signs of recovery more than 20 years after the fisheries collapsed in the early 1990s, according to new ... > full story -
Little Crayfish Is Big Glutton in Arctic Waters
July 26, 2011 — For years, the copepod Metridia has managed to remain hidden from science. However, this spring, during fieldwork at the Arctic Station, for the very first time researchers succeeded in filming how ... > full story -
Turtles Next to Lizards on Family Tree, Discovery Based on microRNAs Shows
July 26, 2011 — For decades, paleontologists and molecular biologists have disagreed about whether turtles are more closely related to birds and crocodiles or to lizards. Now scientists have developed a new ... > full story
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