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Nesting turtles give clues on oil spill's impact

(AP) -- Nearly hidden by brownish sand, the Kemps ridley sea turtle digging furiously with her back flippers as she carved out a flask-shaped hole to lay her eggs wasn't aware of the excitement she was generating ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

King tides -- a glimpse of future sea level rise

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow, beach-goers will get a glimpse of what our coastlines may look like in 50 years, when New South Wales and South East Queensland experience the highest daytime ‘king tides’ forecast ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 7




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Earth from Space: Volcanic Canaries

(PhysOrg.com) -- The subtropical Canary Islands off Africa’s west coast are pictured in this Envisat image.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Jellyfish replacing fish in over-exploited areas

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over-fished commercial stocks of plankton-eating fish have been replaced in several locations by jellyfish species. This appears to be something of a paradox because fish move quickly and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Tropical Storm Dora bringing rough surf to southern Mexico

Tropical Storm Dora was just a depression yesterday. Since then, NASA satellite imagery has watched Dora continue to strengthen as thunderstorm cloud tops have grown much colder. Dora is now stirring up high ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GOES-13 movie catches Tropical Storm Bret form and intensify

The GOES-13 satellite that monitors weather over the eastern U.S. recorded a movie of the birth and strengthening of the Atlantic Ocean season's second tropical storm. Tropical Storm Bret was born in the northwestern ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Oldest US nuclear reactor: a 'disaster' in waiting?

A sleepy New Jersey town has popped onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States -- and, some say, the most dangerous.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 17

The secret life of Ireland's smooth-hound sharks

They grow to over a meter in length, can weigh up to twelve kilos and each summer they swarm into the shallow waters of the Irish east coast. Despite this, the starry smooth-hound has remained Ireland's least ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Expert: North Carolina's beaches cleaner than most

North Carolina's beach-goers generally enjoy clean water, but the ocean can become polluted after a heavy rainfall. Rachel Noble, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill water-quality expert, gives the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

These grains can be solid, liquid or dust

(PhysOrg.com) -- Take a walk along the beach and you might marvel at any number of things: the cresting waves, the occasional scuttling crab, the shells and odd shapes of driftwood that wash ashore.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Lettuce gets a healthy suntan

Salad dressing aside, a pile of spinach has more nutritional value than a wedge of iceberg lettuce. That's because darker colors in leafy vegetables are often signs of antioxidants that are thought to have a variety of health ...

Biology / Other

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance: A rising concern in marine ecosystems

A team of scientists, speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, called for new awareness of the potential for antibiotic-resistant illnesses from the marine environment, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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