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Irreversible Warming Will Cause Sea Levels to Rise for Thousands of Years to Come, New Research Shows
October 1, 2012 Greenhouse gas emissions up to now have triggered an irreversible warming of Earth that will cause sea levels to rise for thousands of years to come, new research has ... > full story -
Marine Animals Could Hold Key to Looking Young: Sea Cucumbers, Sea Urchins Can Change Elasticity of Collagen
October 1, 2012 Sea cucumbers and sea urchins are able to change the elasticity of collagen within their bodies, and could hold the key to maintaining a youthful appearance, according to scientists. The researchers ... > full story -
Yearlong MAGIC Climate Study Launches: Climate Instruments Mounted Aboard the Horizon Spirit Container Ship Begin Taking Data
October 1, 2012 A Horizon Lines container ship outfitted with meteorological and atmospheric instruments installed by US Department of Energy scientists from Argonne National Laboratory and Brookhaven National ... > full story -
Chemical Memory of Seawater: Scientists Examine Biomolecules Dissolved in the Ocean and Read Them Like a History Book
October 1, 2012 Water does not forget, according to a chemist. Irrespective of what happens in the sea: whether the sun shines, algae bloom or a school of dolphins swims through a marine area -- everything and ... > full story -
High-Arctic Heat Tops 1,800-Year High, Says Study; Modern Spike Outmatches Naturally Driven 'Medieval Warm Period'
October 1, 2012 Summers on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard are now warmer than at any other time in the last 1,800 years, including during medieval times when parts of the northern hemisphere were as hot as, ... > full story -
Changes in Atlantic Ocean Temperature Affects Western Amazonia Climate
October 1, 2012 A new paper reveals that changes in the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean quickly translate into climate change in western ... > full story -
Fish Getting Smaller as the Oceans Warm
September 30, 2012 Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new ... > full story -
Time Bomb: Military Ordnance in Gulf of Mexico Poses Threat to Shipping, Says Expert
September 29, 2012 Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now ... > full story -
Marine Plants Can Flee to Avoid Predators: First Observation of Predator Avoidance Behavior by Phytoplankton
September 29, 2012 Scientists have made the first observation of a predator avoidance behavior by a species of phytoplankton, a microscopic marine plant. The scientists made the unexpected observation while studying ... > full story -
White Shark Diets Show Surprising Variability, Vary With Age and Among Individuals
September 29, 2012 White sharks, the largest predatory sharks in the ocean, are thought of as apex predators that feed primarily on seals and sea lions. But a new study shows surprising variability in the dietary ... > full story
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