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Breathing underwater: Evidence of microscopic life in oceanic crust
Sep 30, 2013 (SPX)
Although long thought to be devoid of life, the bottom of the deep ocean is now known to harbor entire ecosystems teeming with microbes. Scientists have recentl...
Future sea level rises should not restrict new island formation in the Maldives
Sep 30, 2013 (SPX)
The continued accumulation of sand within the iconic ring-shaped reefs inside Maldivian atolls could provide a foundation for future island development new rese...
Global study reveals new hotspots of fish biodiversity
Sep 30, 2013 (SPX)
Teeming with millions of species, tropical coral reefs have been long thought to be the areas of greatest biodiversity for fishes and other marine life-and thus...
Fossil record shows crustaceans vulnerable as modern coral reefs decline
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
Many ancient crustaceans went extinct following a massive collapse of reefs across the planet, and new University of Florida research suggests modern species li...
Chasing the black holes of the ocean
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious ...
A fast fish with a huge impact
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
Globalization is breaking down barriers - also for plants and animals on the lookout for new homes. Rivers are also changing, in particular through the introduc...
Spinning CDs to Clean Sewage Water
Sep 26, 2013 (SPX)
Audio CDs, all the rage in the '90s, seem increasingly obsolete in a world of MP3 files and iPods, leaving many music lovers with the question of what to do wit...
Southern Ocean sampling reveals travels of marine microbes
Sep 25, 2013 (SPX)
By collecting water samples up to six kilometres below the surface of the Southern Ocean, UNSW researchers have shown for the first time the impact of ocean cur...
Extinction and overfishing threats can be predicted decades before population declines
Sep 25, 2013 (SPX)
A new UC Santa Barbara study shows that threats created by overfishing can be identified decades before the fish species at risk experience high overly harvest ...
Algorithm finds missing phytoplankton in Southern Ocean
Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)
NASA satellites may have missed more than 50% of the phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, making it far more difficult to estimate the carbon capture potential ...
Current pledges put over 600 million people at risk of higher water scarcity
Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)
Our current pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to set the global mean temperature increase at around 3.5 C above pre-industrial lev...
Worst watershed stresses may become the new normal
Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)
Nearly one in 10 U.S. watersheds is "stressed," with demand for water exceeding natural supply, according to a new analysis of surface water in the United State...
Malaysian natives protest as dam begins to fill
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
A state-linked Malaysian energy firm said Monday it had begun filling the reservoir behind a controversial dam as a group of angry tribespeople protested. Some ...
Antibacterial products fuel resistant bacteria in streams and rivers
Sep 22, 2013 (SPX)
Triclosan - a synthetic antibacterial widely used in personal care products - is fueling the development of resistant bacteria in streams and rivers. So reports...
U of M researchers discover early-warning system to prevent fishery collapse
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Threats from overfishing can be detected early enough to save fisheries-- and livelihoods --with minimal adjustments in harvesting practices, a new study by res...
Online citizen scientists: Classify plankton images
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Today, an online citizen-science project launches called "Plankton Portal" was created by researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and...
Viruses associated with coral epidemic of white plague
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
They call it the "white plague," and like its black counterpart from the Middle Ages, it conjures up visions of catastrophic death, with a cause that was at fir...
CO2-hungry microbes might short-circuit the marine foodweb
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Do the smallest plankton organisms determine the future of the ocean? A five-week long field experiment of the European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA) s...
Overfishing of sharks is harming coral reefs
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
A team of scientists from Canada and Australia has discovered that a decline in shark populations is detrimental to coral reefs. "Where shark numbers are reduce...
Overfishing of sharks endangers reefs: Australian study
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
Scientists studying reefs off Australia said Thursday sharks play a fundamental role in the health of coral, and overfishing of them made reefs more vulnerable ...
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