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Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
New findings reveal that the
U.S. shoreline -- from
Virginia to Florida -- has
been uplifted by more than
210 feet, meaning less ice
melted than expected. This
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NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments
that are integral components
of the next in a series of
U.S./European ocean
altimetry satellites have
arrived in France for
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Pinpointing How Nature's Benefits Link to Human Well-Being
What people take from nature
-- water, food, timber,
inspiration, relaxation --
are so abundant, it seems
self-evident. Until you try
to quantitatively understand
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Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
A marine research expedition
has led to the discovery of
perhaps the world's largest
methane cold seep. The seep
lies deep in the western
North Atlantic Ocean, far
from the life-sustaining
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More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
May 22, 2013 — The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government ... > full story -
Study Reveals How Fishing Gear Can Cause Slow Death of Whales
May 21, 2013 — Using a "patient monitoring" device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale's diving and swimming behavior. The ... > full story -
Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
May 21, 2013 — Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new ... > full story -
Abundance and Distribution of Hawaiian Coral Species Predicted by Model
May 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
New NOAA Report Examines National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks
May 20, 2013 — NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation's coastal marine resources. ... > full story -
Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
May 20, 2013 — Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath. The finding has implications for global ... > full story -
Why We Need to Put the Fish Back Into Fisheries
May 19, 2013 — Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the world’s oceans. In response, fisheries are increasingly reliant on a handful of highly valuable shellfish. However, ... > full story -
Roots of Future Tropical Rainfall: Sea Level Influenced Tropical Climate During the Last Ice Age
May 19, 2013 — How will rainfall patterns across the tropical Indian and Pacific regions change in a future warming world? Climate models generally suggest that the tropics as a whole will get wetter, but the ... > full story -
Reading Rock to Understand How Climate Change Unfolds
May 18, 2013 — Geologists reads rock, looking for the natural rules that govern the Earth’s climate in the absence of human activity. New work is challenging many assumptions about the ways drastic climate ... > full story
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