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New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, ...


Basking Shark

Disappearing act of world's second largest fish explained

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered where basking sharks - the world's second largest fish - hide out for half of every year, according to a report published today in Current Biology. The discovery revises scient ...


Researcher: Culling whales will not boost tropical fisheries

Researcher: Culling whales will not boost tropical fisheries

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades there has been a controversy about whales eating fish in the tropics. The “whales eat fish” debate has been at the heart of policy decisions about the culling of whales and is ...





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In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth (AP)

In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

Space & Earth / Environment

created 18 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head.


Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Space & Earth / Environment

created 19 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.


Hammerhead shark

Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Hammerhead sharks are some of the Ocean's most distinctive residents. 'Everyone wants to understand why they have this strange head shape,' says Michelle McComb from Florida Atlantic University. One possible ...


Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (14) | comments 25

Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...


Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Deforestation has had a big influence on the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past three centuries, but its impact is tapering off relatively. Nowadays, the burning of fossil fuels is a more crucial factor. ...


Aqua satellite sees Tropical Storm Bongani approaching Mozambique Channel

Aqua satellite sees Tropical Storm Bongani approaching Mozambique Channel

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Cyclone Bongani today and provided some important data that have helped forecasters figure out where the storm is headed, and helped them see that it has changed course.


NASA's Aqua satellite sees Nida explode into a category 5 Super typhoon

NASA's Aqua satellite sees Nida explode into a category 5 Super typhoon

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Typhoon Nida is in a favorable environment that has enabled it to intensify faster and stronger than previously forecast, and has now exploded into a Super typhoon. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Nida and ...


Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand (AP)

Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.


Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (11) | comments 6

Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries, according to ...


Fish food fight: Fish don't eat trees after all, says new study

Fish food fight: Fish don't eat trees after all, says new study

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What constitutes fish food is a matter of debate. A high-profile study a few years ago suggested that fish get almost 50 percent of their carbon from trees and leaves, evidence for a very ...



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