El Niño's dramatic impact on ocean biology and carbon dioxide captured by unique monitoring system
...roduced by El Niño extended to its greatest depths and the upwelling of nutrients necessary for phytoplankton growth virtually ceased, chlorophyll values plummeted. Phytoplankton (microscopic algae) form the base of the oceanic food chain. The researchers were again surprised in mid-1998 when chloro......eep temperatures down, extremophiles may thrive at depths of several kilometers below the ocean floor. Pressure limits the range of extremophiles less than temperature does. Most microorganisms can survive pressure 600 times atmospheric pressure, which corresponds to a depth of six kilometers. At that de......ants and soil or is transported down intothe ocean depths by plankton. The authors of the article (in the order they appear) are: J.S.Martinez, G. P. Zhang and P. D. Holt, of the Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara; H.-T. Jung,Department of Chemical Engineering,...Seafloor off Mid-Atlantic coast highly charged with gas
...these investigators, are going on every day in the depths of the sea. Driscoll, Goff and Weissel have reaffirmed that exciting and significant discoveries are waiting to be made on the ocean floor. The importance of exploring our own planet is again made very clear." "We were a bit taken aback, to be s...June 'Geology' and 'GSA Today' highlights
...escent. Magma generation is considered to occur at depths of roughly 100 km as fluids (mostly water) are rel...rupture that produce earthquakes are restricted to depths of more than 5 km along the trace of the single buried transform fault. At shallower depths in the ...Pigs at sea reveal latest clues in homicide research
...y has been moved. She's taking the research to new depths because murders that involve bodies found in water can be among the toughest to solve. "There is often nothing on which an investigator can pin evidence, yet there exists a wealth of information in the form of the sea creatures and the activity th......ther the variety of organisms differs at different depths and different times of the year and whether the organisms can be readily harvested. The research team will examine platforms both near the coastline and offshore. "This project has great potential for allowing LSU to really get into biotechnology...December Geology and GSA Today highlights
...geophysical data on the state of Earth's mantle at depths down to 700 km beneath Yellowstone; one of the most complete images, anywhere on Earth, of the nature of the mantle beneath a continental hotspot. This data set provides an opportunity to understand the mantle processes that give rise to the spectacu...... in the water, migrate thousands of miles, dive to depths over a mile down and remain submerged for as long ...es, but also on sea temperatures and pressure from depths not normally reached by research ships and satellite sensing. The sensors weigh no more 5 pounds on ...7,000 feet under the Sea: LSU scientists take geology to great depths
...U researcher Paul Aharon slowly descended into the depths of the dark, cold water of the Gulf of Mexico, the... LSU geology professors took their research to new depths 7,000 feet down into the Gulf, to be exact -- to study hydrocarbon seeps, gas hydrates and the sing...Lake Titicaca study sheds new light on global climate change
...ed on coring samples from the lake bottom taken at depths of 150 feet or less. To obtain an older and more complete climate record, a team of geologists led by Science co-author Paul A. Baker of Duke University collected three new samples at 270 feet, 450 feet and 690 feet below the surface. Baker, Dunbar...UC Davis science newstips Feb 01
...---------------------- * Microbiologists plumb the depths * Gravitational biologists explore effects of life in space * 'Junk' DNA in the human genome * Media source: Wind power * Media source: Computer security and viruses ----------------------------------------------------------- MICROBIOLOGISTS PLUMB TH......forests to the frozen soil of the Antarctic to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Jeffrey McNeely, Chief Scientist at the World Conservation Union and a member of theAdvisory Board for the IBOY, describes biodiversity loss as "the quintessential global issue" since the over-consumption of resources occurs fa..."Microbes deep within South African gold mines" subject of NSF lecture
... provide a unique opportunity to study microbes at depths ranging from 2,000 to 3,500 meters below the surface. Onstott will discuss recent discoveries and plans for the future. Onstott's research is funded by NSF's Life in Extreme Environments (LExEn) program. Who: Scientist Tullis Onstott, Princeton Un...URI oceanographers discover how planetary waves affect phytoplankton production
...es water motion that pumps more nutrients from the depths to the surface waters of the ocean. A unique component of this study is the use of wave physics to help explain a biological phenomenon. "For physical oceanography, this study presents one more tool with which to observe Rossby waves, especial...Genetically modified earth plants will glow from Mars
...self is somewhat otherwordly, having come from the depths of the ocean. "What makes the plants glow blue is a protein derived from an incandescent jellyfish whose DNA is spliced into the mustard plant," Ferl said. "The implanted DNA then synthesizes the iridescent blue protein in the plant, which expresses...Oceanic bacterial photopigments convert light into biochemical energy
...eddifferent variants functioning best at different depths in the water column.<P.DeLong and his colleagues are excited by the implications of this research. The study takes the initial laboratory observations to the sea, showing how widespread this photopigment is throughout the worlds oceans. In addi......d different variants functioning best at different depths in the water column. DeLong and his colleagues are excited by the implications of this research for two main reasons. First, the study takes the initial laboratory observations out to the ocean, showing how common and widespread this photopigment is...July media highlights: GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
...ges 631-634Melting occurs at progressively greater depths and higher temperatures from west to east across t... were analyzed to determine their temperatures and depths of melting. The increase in melting depth across the arc parallels modeled surfaces of constant temp...Northern Vietnam drinking water contains dangerous arsenic levels
...ws largely from "tubewells," which pull water from depths of between approximately 30 feet and 120 feet, according to the researchers. The wells, designed to provide safe drinking water by avoiding polluted surface waters, inadvertently tapped into arsenic-contaminated underground aquifers, Berg said. Arsen...