News tagged with ancient seabed
The Carbon Cycle Before Humans
Geoengineering -- deliberate manipulation of the Earth's climate to slow or reverse global warming -- has gained a foothold in the climate change discussion. But before effective action can be taken, the Earth's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Scientists finding sink holes in Great Lakes
Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes off the coast of northern Michigan have stumbled onto something they never expected to find: life forms akin to those found in some of Earth's most extreme environments.
May 04, 2009 |
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Cruise ship threatens marine paradise
(AP) -- Stone fortresses and watchtowers which centuries ago stood guard against against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a new and modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Welsh mudstones reveal ancient sponge ecosystem
A remarkably complete record of a prehistoric seabed ecosystem of a kind never discovered before has been revealed with X-ray scanning.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 15, 2011 |
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New exploration shows parts of North Atlantic seabed were once above sea level
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using data obtained from oil searching contractors, researchers have discovered that parts of what is now the ocean floor off the northern coast of Scotland, were at one time raised up enough ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Greater tsunami threat identified
The shape of the seabed where the 2004 Sumatra earthquake struck may indicate that the strength of the underlying rocks added to the size of the resulting tsunami, according to new research.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Seeking life's imprint in shifting desert sand
A group of scientists are hunched over, their eyes intently scanning the jumble of rocks on the ground. Every now and then, someone picks one up for closer inspection, turning it over and over again in their ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 02, 2011 |
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New wave of planning for coastal zones
Among the traits they share in common -- proximity to the coast, popularity among tourists, renowned, painterly light -- Venice, Italy, and San Diego also share one all-too-disturbing similarity: They are ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Phosphorus identified as the missing link in evolution of animals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta geomicrobiologist and his PhD student are part of a research team that has identified phosphorus as the mystery ingredient that pushed oxygen levels in the oceans high ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2010 |
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Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city
(AP) -- Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Climate trouble may be bubbling up in far north
(AP) -- Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence - and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world.
Aug 30, 2009 |
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Giant marine worms lived 475 million years ago: scientists
Spanish researchers said Monday they have discovered evidence of a type of giant worm that lived 475 million years ago and was up to one metre (three feet) in length.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2009 |
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