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Giant impact near India -- not Mexico -- may have doomed dinosaurs
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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A mysterious basin off the coast of India could be the largest, multi-ringed impact crater the world has ever seen. And if a new study is right, it may have been responsible for killing the dinosaurs off 65 ...
Walruses congregate on Alaska shore as ice melts
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change.
Troubled Waters: Low Apalachicola River Flow May Hurt Gulf Fisheries
Jun 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida ...
Arctic Map plots new 'gold rush'
Aug 06, 2008 |
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Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever 'Arctic Map' to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future.
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Russian surveys continental shelf borders
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Russian Defense Ministry officials say they are considering using nuclear-powered submarines to survey Russia's continental shelf borders in the Arctic.
Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountain
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two ...
Chinese Scientists Embark on Big Field Trip to Antarctica
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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The largest ever Chinese expedition to the Antarctic left today from Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Dock. The explorer ship Snow Dragon with 188 scientist aboard and more being air lifted to Antarctic will explore ...
Unexplored Arctic region to be mapped
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Sep 03, 2008 |
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A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S. and Canada may have sovereign rights over natural resources such as oil and gas and control over activities such as mining.
Iron isotopes as a tool in oceanography
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The findings are published ...
Invisible Waves Shape Continental Slope, Researcher Says
Jun 30, 2008 |
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A class of powerful, invisible waves hidden beneath the surface of the ocean can shape the underwater edges of continents and contribute to ocean mixing and climate, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have ...
Iron in Northwest rivers fuels phytoplankton, fish populations
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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A new study suggests that the iron-rich winter runoff from Pacific Northwest streams and rivers, combined with the wide continental shelf, form a potent mechanism for fertilizing the nearshore Pacific Ocean, leading to robust ...
Impact of sea-level rise on atmospheric CO2 concentrations
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Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The rise in sea level since the last ice age has prevented us from feeling the full impact of man-made global warming. The sea level rise has resulted in more harmful greenhouse gases being absorbed by the ...
Microfossils disclose geologic history of eastern California
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Oct 04, 2007 |
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The Bird Spring Shelf in southeastern California and basins to the west reveal a complex history of late Paleozoic sedimentation, sea-level changes, and deformation along the western North American continental margin. A new ...
New Antarctic seabed sonar images reveal clues to sea-level rise
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May 05, 2009 |
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Motorway-sized troughs and channels carved into Antarctica's continental shelves by glaciers thousands of years ago could help scientists to predict future sea-level rise according to a report in the journal ...
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