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A Waterworld of Volcanoes
At Loki’s Castle in
the Arctic Ocean,
researchers have discovered
a so far unknown world of
volcanic activity
underwater. They hope that
this can become
... > full story
Climate Change Occurring Ten Times Faster Than at Any Time in Past 65 Million Years
Not only is the planet
undergoing one of the
largest climate changes in
the past 65 million years,
scientists report that it's
... > full story
As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts
Climate change is affecting
the spread of infectious
diseases worldwide,
according to an
international team of
... > full story
Arctic Sea-Ice Loss Has Widespread Effects on Wildlife
How the Arctic wildlife and
humans will be affected by
the continued melting of
Arctic sea ice is explored
in a review article in the
journal Science, by an
... > full story
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Scientists Discover Mineral-Making Secrets Potentially Useful for New Materials
August 1, 2013 — Proteins have gotten most of the attention in studies of how organic materials control the initial step of making the first tiny crystals that organisms use to build structures that help them move ... > full story -
Polar Ecosystems Acutely Vulnerable to Sunlight-Driven Tipping Points
July 31, 2013 — Slight changes in the timing of the annual loss of sea-ice in polar regions could have dire consequences for polar ecosystems, by allowing a lot more sunlight to reach the sea floor. The research ... > full story -
Dawn of Carnivores Explains Animal Boom in Distant Past
July 31, 2013 — Scientists have linked increasing oxygen levels and the rise and evolution of carnivores (meat eaters) as the force behind a broad explosion of animal species and body structures millions of years ... > full story -
How Did Earth's Primitive Chemistry Get Kick Started?
July 30, 2013 — How did life on Earth get started? Three new papers strengthen the case that Earth's first life began at alkaline hydrothermal vents at the bottom of oceans. Scientists are interested in ... > full storyMore: -
North Pole Not Flooded -- But Lots of Melting in the Arctic
July 30, 2013 — Widespread media reports of a lake at the North Pole don't hold water -- but scientists who deployed the monitoring buoys are watching closely as Arctic sea ice approaches its yearly ... > full story -
Myanmar at the Crossroads: Conservationists See Opportunities and Challenges in Biodiversity Hotspot
July 30, 2013 — Long isolated by economic and political sanctions, Myanmar returns to the international community amid high expectations and challenges associated with protecting the country's great natural wealth ... > full story -
Ice-Free Arctic Winters Could Explain Amplified Warming During Pliocene
July 29, 2013 — Year-round ice-free conditions across the surface of the Arctic Ocean could explain why the Earth was substantially warmer during the Pliocene Epoch than it is today, despite similar concentrations ... > full storyMore: -
Large Gulf Dead Zone, but Smaller Than Predicted
July 29, 2013 — Scientists have found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic 'dead' zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size of Connecticut, the 2013 Gulf ... > full story -
Global Warming Endangers South American Water Supply
July 29, 2013 — Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues due to rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field to moving south as a result of global ... > full story -
New Whipray Species Identified by Its DNA
July 29, 2013 — Biologists have analysed tissue samples of 115 spotted whiprays of the Himantura genus, collected in various parts of the Indio-Pacific region. By means of genetic markers -- as opposed to ... > full story
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