University Of Hawaii, Berkeley Launch Marine Bioproduct Initiative
...2.4 million over five years from NSF. "The world's oceans represent one of our largest untapped biological resources.The diversity of marine life points to a myriad of new bioproducts waiting to bediscovered and developed commercially," notes UH President Kenneth P. Mortimer."A special feature of MarBEC's t...Fall Meeting: Preliminary Press Conference Schedule
...iter, we willhear the latest on the discovery that oceans may (repeat: may) exist beneath thesurface of Callisto, one of Jupiter's moons. Dr. Torrence Johnson of JPL isorganizing this press conference, assisted by Dr. Robert Pappalardo of BrownUniversity. Newly arrived data and images of Callisto, Europa, a...Fall Meeting: Updated Press Conference Schedule
... of a San Andreas-size fault on Europa, on whether oceans may exist beneath the surfaces of Jupiter's icy moons, and on the rare merging of two white ovals in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere. Recent images from Europa including Astypalaea Linea, a strike-slip fault on Europa that is the size of the San Andre......ght be found. Places like the polar caps ofMars or oceans on Jupiter's moons were once thought to be too extreme for life,but many scientists are now reexamining that conventional wisdom. Extreme-lovingbacteria and other organisms ("extremophiles") are showing scientists that thereis a surprising range of c...Swimming Proficiency Of Marine Mammals Ranks Them Among The World's Elite Animal Athletes
...cs suggesting asemiaquatic lifestyle. The ancient oceans must have offered significant advantages to thesetransitional mammals, because the energetic costs associated with the move fromland to water would have been high, according to Williams. Other researchershave cited an abundance of food in the marine ...Gold Finds Life, Energy, Controversy In Earth
...rchange with the surface, so there mustbe lakes or oceans of liquid ethane or methane. Once you know that, it's clearthey came outside from the body within." Thus, he writes, life on many other planetary bodies seems probable, even thoughtheir surfaces are either too hot or too cold to support life. " Sub...Major $17 Million Grant To Fund Ocean Research
...ientific research we need to protect ourcoasts and oceans for future generations," said Julie Packard, trustee and vicechairman of the Packard Foundation. "Now, more than ever, it's critical that wedevelop an integrated understanding of how coastal systems work. These areextraordinarily rich and productiv......rchers from a dozen nations to observe thetropical oceans and atmosphere from January to April. The UniversityCorporation for Atmospheric Research, NCAR's parent organization, isoverseeing operations from its support office for logistics and datamanagement, headed by Richard Dirks of the UCAR Office of Prog......s environments - from forests to grasslands to the oceans - are directproducts of the Photosystem protein molecules. From the beginning of life,Photosystem II processes in algae completely altered the atmosphere,transforming the carbon dioxide environment into an oxygen-rich one. The two Photosystem protei...Undiscovered Biological Diversity: A Symposium On Bioprospecting
...evidence to support the idea that the world's deep oceans will be asignificant resource for drug discovery. Biotechnology companies are also getting involved in bioprospecting tofind novel molecules for medical applications or as tools for basic research.The organizers invited molecular biologist Do......rious combinations, the researchers concluded that oceans played only a minorrole in the Sahara's desertification. The CLIMBER-2 models showed that feedbacks within the climate andvegetation systems were the major cause of Saharan desertification, buildingrapidly upon the effects of the initial...Oxygen measurements yield greenhouse clues
...ight on the extent to which theworld's forests and oceans share the task of absorbing half the carbon dioxid...egenerated by burning of fossil fuels. "While the oceans emerge as the slightly larger long-term sink, plants areclearly soaking up more carbon dioxde with t...Nearly half of Earth's land has been transformed by humans; 50 'dead zones' found in oceans
...down the Mississippi River. "We've long thought of oceans as having an infinite ability to provide food ando...ised seafood. Thus this practice is depleting the oceans of foodfor wild fish, birds, and marine mammals. About 3000 species of marine life are in transit ...Team of 200 scientists presents new research that reveals full 'tree of life' for plants
...y or lineage of green plantsseems to have left the oceans and survived on land. Even at the very root of thegreen plant family tree, only one line leads to today's living green plants,according to Mishler. "Plants came out onto land probably many times, but only one lineage actuallymade it," said Mishler. "...Ship sulfur emissions found to strongly impact worldwide ocean and coastal pollution
...ur dioxide concentrations over much of the world's oceans and in severalcoastal regions, researchers from Ca...rea encompassing Australia, the SouthernHemisphere oceans are almost unaffected. This is because of the heavier shippingthat occurs in the north. This is most...Scientists gather in Oregon to decide next steps of mid-ocean ridge exploration
... the Earth's deep mantle tothe ocean floor and the oceans themselves. "More than 70 percent of the earth's present surface -- almost theentire ocean floor -- has been created along this volcanic system in only thelast 100 million years," explains David Christie, a scientist at Oregon Statewho serves...USGS releases assessment of nation's biological resources
... Fox pointed out that the marine resources of the oceans need the same kind ofresearch and monitoring as biological resources on land. "The status and healthof our living marine resources affect commerce and recreational opportunitiesthroughout our coastal oceans. Resource managers can use this and futures...Uncovering the role of water vapor in climate change
...ss how warmer sea surface temperatures in tropical oceans lead to anincrease in atmospheric water vapor. Because sea surface temperatures heat upduring an El Niño, it is important to understand how El Niño climate patternscan change the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, says Fu. "Especi...1999 Fall Meeting: Press conferences and special events
...ickScat, covering nearly 90 percent of the world's oceans daily, provides important information on hurricane formation. Oersted, Denmark's first satellite, maps the Earth's magnetic field in order to explore the Earth's core and the interaction of the magnetosphere with solar winds. The Climatic Impact of......ickScat, covering nearly 90 percent of the world's oceans daily, provides important information on hurricane formation. Oersted, Denmark's first satellite, maps the Earth's magnetic field in order to explore the Earth's core and the interaction of the magnetosphere with solar winds. Panel: Michael H. Freili...