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Lighter Meals for Fish in the Northern Baltic Sea
June 13, 2013 The nutrition available for fish in the northern Baltic Sea has become lighter during the past 30 ... > full story -
Rapid Adaptation Is Purple Sea Urchins' Weapon Against Ocean Acidification
June 12, 2013 In the race against climate change and ocean acidification, some sea urchins may still have a few tricks up their spiny sleeves, suggesting that adaptation will likely play a large role for the sea ... > full story -
Turtles Watch For, Snack on Gelatinous Prey While Swimming
June 12, 2013 Loggerhead turtles use visual cues to find gelatinous prey to snack on as they swim in open waters, according to new ... > full story -
Iron Fertilization, Process of Putting Iron Into Ocean to Help Capture Carbon, Could Backfire
June 12, 2013 A study suggests that iron fertilization, the process of putting iron into the ocean to encourage the growth of carbon dioxide capturing alga blooms, could ... > full storyMore: -
When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?
June 12, 2013 A new study presents our first glimpse back in geologic time of the recurrence interval of large and megathrust earthquakes impacting the vulnerable BC outer ... > full story -
Researchers Sequence the Genome of Global Deep Ocean
June 12, 2013 Biologists have started to sequence the genome of the global deep ocean. They are using more than 2,000 samples of microorganisms collected in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans during the ... > full story -
Chalking Up a Marine Blooming Alga: Genome Fills a Gap in the Tree of Life
June 12, 2013 Carbon dioxide is released when the calcium carbonate "armor" of the photosynthetic alga Emiliania huxleyi forms, but Ehux can trap as much as 20 percent of organic carbon derived from carbon dioxide ... > full story -
Developing Techniques for Tuna Aquaculture
June 12, 2013 Swimming in a 20,000 gallon tank at the University of Rhode Island are several large yellowfin tuna captured last fall about 100 miles off the Rhode Island coast. The fish are part of the first ... > full story -
Harbor Porpoises Can Thank Their Worst Enemy, the Killer Whale, for Their Success
June 12, 2013 The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a whale species that is doing quite well in coastal and busy waters. They are found in large numbers throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Mauritania to ... > full story -
Fukushima Accident Raised Levels of Radioactive Strontium Off the East Coast of Japan by Up to 100 Times
June 11, 2013 Researchers in Spain have studied the spread of radioactive strontium in the coastal waters of eastern Japan during the three months following the Fukushima nuclear accident, which happened in March ... > full story
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