http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The best coastal areas in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of harnessing wave energy are the Costa da Morte and Estaca de Bares, in La Coruņa, Galicia, according to two pioneering studies by researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), published this month in the journals Energy and Renewable Energy. http://www.physorg.com/news178802861.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:28:00 EST news178802861 Ida is one stubborn girl. Her remnants have moved out to sea and reformed as a powerful coastal low pressure system that's been raining on the mid-Atlantic since Tuesday night, November 10. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captures images of the low's cloud cover several times every hour, and shows its cloud cover stretching from North Carolina up to Maine. Rains are currently confined to the Mid-Atlantic from North Carolina to New Jersey, but will creep north with the progression of the low. http://www.physorg.com/news177248248.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:38:00 EST news177248248 (AP) -- Much like its death-defying dives for fish, the brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction. http://www.physorg.com/news177176934.html Biology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:49:16 EST news177176934 (PhysOrg.com) -- The size of Santa Barbara area lagoons can be predicted, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists, who say that their research could help protect the endangered steelhead trout. http://www.physorg.com/news176457651.html Biology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:01:17 EST news176457651 After 15 years of research in the waters of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and an international coalition of organizations have unveiled the largest genetic study of humpback whale populations ever conducted in the Southern Hemisphere. http://www.physorg.com/news174718568.html Biology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:10:01 EST news174718568 A new study by researchers at the University of Southampton has found that sea levels have been rising across the south coast of England over the past century, substantially increasing the risk of flooding during storms. http://www.physorg.com/news174302326.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:30:03 EST news174302326 The 'Coastland Map' produced by scientists from Durham University and published in the Journal GSA Today, charts the post Ice-Age tilt of the UK and Ireland and current relative sea-level changes. According to the map, the sinking effect in the south could add between 10 and 33 per cent to the projected sea-level rises caused by global warming over the next century. http://www.physorg.com/news174078072.html Space & Earth Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:02 EST news174078072 Two instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite captured views of Tropical Storm Parma early today, October 5, while it was almost stationary in the Luzon Strait and it appears that it will sit there for several days. http://www.physorg.com/news173977322.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:03 EST news173977322 The anticipated sea-level rise associated with climate change, including increased storminess, over the next 100 years and the impact on the nation's low-lying coastal infrastructure is the focus of a new, interdisciplinary study led by geologists at The Florida State University. http://www.physorg.com/news173973967.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:20:01 EST news173973967 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two color-coded perspective views of the Independent State of Samoa (left) and American Samoa (right), generated with digital elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, illustrate the varying topography of the islands. http://www.physorg.com/news173705412.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:42:30 EST news173705412 More than any other populace on Earth, Americans are on the move. Because of factors such as employment, climate or retirement, 14 percent of the U.S. population bounces from place to place every year. http://www.physorg.com/news172991755.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:16:53 EST news172991755 America's Arctic has long been a place of myth and dream, where the Inupiat Eskimos have thrived, explorers endured and artists found inspiration. While competing visions of the Arctic have clashed in the past, we are now on a collision course between industrial development and the unspoiled environment that has supported Alaska Natives' traditional culture. http://www.physorg.com/news172482937.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:20:01 EST news172482937 NOAA, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the International City/County Management Association and Rhode Island Sea Grant, has released a guide to bring smart growth to coastal and waterfront communities. http://www.physorg.com/news171802223.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:01 EST news171802223 The world's first floating full-scale offshore wind turbine has been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news171634899.html Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:22:15 EST news171634899 Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also experienced sharp declines. Yet the significance of these declines in freshwater species is frequently overlooked by natural resource managers, according to an article in the September 2009 issue of BioScience. http://www.physorg.com/news171007079.html Biology Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:10:01 EST news171007079 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stories of ships mysteriously sent to watery graves by sudden, giant waves have long puzzled scientists and sailors. New research by Assistant Professor of Geosciences Tim Janssen suggests that changes in water depth and currents, which are common in coastal areas, may significantly increase the likelihood of these extreme waves. http://www.physorg.com/news170358561.html Physics Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:50:10 EST news170358561 (PhysOrg.com) -- A long-term field and DNA study by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, University of Miami, Field Museum of Chicago and others has shown that young lemon sharks born at the Bimini islands, Bahamas, tend to stay near their coastal birthplace for many years. While shark research and conservation typically focuses on baby sharks confined to shallow habitats, or ocean-roaming adults, less is known about these intermediate-aged animals, which are the breeders of tomorrow and are roughly similar in development to human 'tweens' and teenagers. http://www.physorg.com/news170340406.html Biology Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:15 EST news170340406 (AP) -- Erosion threatens to topple coastal Alaskan villages. Melting ice threatens polar bears. Now, a marine scientist says the state's marine waters are turning acidic from absorbing greenhouse gases faster than tropical waters, potentially endangering Alaska's $4.6 billion fishing industry. http://www.physorg.com/news170307662.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:20:01 EST news170307662 Impoverished fishermen along the coast of tropical African countries like Mozambique and Madagascar may have only a few more years to eke out a profit from one of their nations' biggest agricultural exports. Within a few decades, they may no longer have a livelihood at all. http://www.physorg.com/news169992626.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:13:22 EST news169992626 Water managers and the White House signed a crucial contract Thursday that promises a much-needed infusion of federal dollars for the Everglades. http://www.physorg.com/news169483473.html Space & Earth Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:46:23 EST news169483473 Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists and fishery resource managers to monitor shark populations and their role in marine ecosystems. http://www.physorg.com/news169393166.html Biology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:04 EST news169393166 Stories of ships mysteriously sent to watery graves by sudden, giant waves have long puzzled scientists and sailors. New research by San Francisco State professor Tim Janssen suggests that changes in water depth and currents, which are common in coastal areas, may significantly increase the likelihood of these extreme waves. http://www.physorg.com/news168703834.html Physics Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:40:01 EST news168703834 (PhysOrg.com) -- On July 31, 2009, the submersible robot glider RU27, also known as the Scarlet Knight, passed east of the spot in the Atlantic Ocean where its predecessor, RU17, was lost on Oct. 28, 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news168532577.html Space & Earth Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:04 EST news168532577 (PhysOrg.com) -- Tidal stream farms, in which electricity is generated by turbines from regions of strong tidal flow, may influence the natural balance of marine sands, according to research at Bangor University. http://www.physorg.com/news168016350.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:30:03 EST news168016350 (AP) -- New pressures on the nation's oceans, from wind turbines to fish farms, are increasingly sparking conflicts with more traditional activities such as shipping and recreational boating and show the need for better planning, the head of the agency overseeing federal ocean research services said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news167373736.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:43:39 EST news167373736 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Coastal marine ecosystems are at risk worldwide as a result of human activities, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara who have recently published a study in the Journal of Conservation Letters. The authors have performed the first integrated analysis of all coastal areas of the world. http://www.physorg.com/news166365764.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:43:23 EST news166365764 Researchers from the University of Southampton have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results, published this week in the Journal of Biogeography, reveal temperature as a driving force behind the divergence of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over tens of millions of years of Earth's history. http://www.physorg.com/news165738541.html Biology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:29:24 EST news165738541 An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first comprehensive global assessment of seagrass observations and found that 58 percent of world's seagrass meadows are currently declining. http://www.physorg.com/news165515435.html Space & Earth Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:32:02 EST news165515435 According to a new report on regional marine research and information needs, the West Coast critically needs more research about fisheries, ocean health, coastal hazards and climate change - among other topics - to support and protect the region's annual $32-billion ocean-related economy, according to a new report prepared by the region's four Sea Grant programs. The report, West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs, is available online at: http://www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/RegionalPlan.html http://www.physorg.com/news165067317.html Space & Earth Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:02:36 EST news165067317 (PhysOrg.com) -- Modern glaciers, such as those making up the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, are capable of undergoing periods of rapid shrinkage or retreat, according to new findings by paleoclimatologists at the University at Buffalo. http://www.physorg.com/news164810243.html Space & Earth Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:38:28 EST news164810243