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Protecting and Restoring the Great Lakes
October 15, 2012 — U.S. and Canadian universities are joining forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes and to train the next generation of ... > full story -
Climate Change: Circulation of Atlantic Ocean Was Faster During Last Ice Age Than Today
October 15, 2012 — Heat transport in the Atlantic Ocean during the last Ice Age was not weaker, as long assumed, but in fact stronger than it is today. Scientists used ultra-precise measurements of natural ... > full story -
Fall Spawning by Atlantic Sturgeon in Virginia River
October 15, 2012 — Scientists studying the Atlantic sturgeon, one of the oldest species of fish in the world, have found evidence that the James River population in Virginia spawns in the ... > full story -
Antibiotic Contamination a Threat to Humans and the Environment
October 15, 2012 — More than 10,000 tons of antibiotics are consumed in Europe each year, and 30-60% pass through animals and humans completely unchanged. The different substances then reach the ocean via hospitals, ... > full story -
Too Much Helpful Algae Can Be Bad for Corals
October 14, 2012 — Having too many algal symbionts makes corals bleach more severely in response to global warming, a new study ... > full story -
NASA'S Operation Icebridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica
October 12, 2012 — Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice, are beginning another campaign over Antarctica. Now in its fourth year, ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Diversion of Gulf Stream Path in Late 2011; Warmer Waters Flowed to Shelfbreak South of New England
October 12, 2012 — The Gulf Stream made an unusual move well north of its normal path in late October and early November 2011, causing warmer-than-usual ocean temperatures along the New England continental shelf, ... > full story -
Documented Decrease in Frequency of Hawaii's Northeast Trade Winds
October 12, 2012 — Scientists have observed a decrease in the frequency of northeast trade winds and an increase in eastern trade winds over the past nearly four decades, according to a recent ... > full story -
Seaweed: An Alternative Protein Source
October 12, 2012 — Researchers are looking to seaweed for proteins with health benefits for use as functional foods. Historically, edible seaweeds were consumed by coastal communities across the world and today seaweed ... > full story -
Arctic and Southern Oceans Appear to Determine the Composition of Microbial Populations
October 11, 2012 — Differing contributions of freshwater from glaciers and streams to the Arctic and Southern oceans appear to be responsible for the fact that the majority of microbial communities that thrive near the ... > full storyMore:
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