Satellite technology allows scientists to track warm sharks in cold polar seas
...er water, sometimes diving about a half-mile below sea level to avoid warmer temperatures at the surface. The capacity to summer in the plankton-rich seas of the temperate north or to overwinter in chilly Alaskan waters sets salmon sharks apart from other laminids, a family that includes mako, white and ...IODP Tahiti sea level expedition gets underway
...ect the coral reefs to yield records on changes in sea surface temperature during the circumscribed perio...rn more about the timing and course of past global sea level changes to better understand present and future sea level rise due to global greenhouse condit...Viagra's hidden help for wildlife
... treat impotence with TCMs. Animals such as seals, sea horses and tigers have long been hunted because practitioners of TCM use their body parts for their presumed healing and virility qualities. The researchers surveyed 256 Chinese men, aged 50 to 76, who sought treatment at a large TCM clinic in Hong K...Sperm trading can resolve hermaphrodite mating conflicts
...ctly manipulating mating performance in a tropical sea slug, Chelidonura hirundinina, researchers of the ...nnika Putz, and Nico Michiels generated individual sea slug hermaphrodites only capable of performing a "dry" copulation--that is, without sperm transfer. ...North Sea efficient sink for carbon dioxide
...even though they only account for 7 percent of the sea surface. Therefore coastal seas absorb CO2 far more efficiently than open oceans. Seawater can absorb carbon dioxide in two different ways. The 'physical pump' works as a result of the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere being higher than that in th...Marine conservation organizations team up to conduct Indonesia coral reefs assessment
...order to predict future food availability from the sea in this area," said Reef Check Director Gregor Hod...with some reefs being entirely uplifted out of the sea and destroyed....Oil spills and climate change double the mortality rate of British seabirds
...had a far greater impact on populations of British sea birds than was previously thought. A team led by Professor Tim Birkhead from the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, shows for the first time that major oil spills double the mortality rate of adult guillemots in ...'Acid rain' and forest mass: Another perspective
... not very common in forest ecosystems close to the sea given that, in these conditions, the uptake of magnesium with precipitation is high. Another consequence is what is known as the eutrofization of terrestrial ecosystems due to the increase in nitrogen availability (saturation) in systems where histor...Creeping crinoids! Sea lilies crawl to escape predators, new video shows
... stalks and feathery arms, marine animals known as sea lilies look a lot like their garden-variety namesa...at resemblance, scientists had always assumed that sea lilies stayed rooted instead of moving around like their stalkless relatives, the feather stars. Bu...Seafloor creatures destroyed by ice action during ice ages
... animals were wiped out by ice sheets scouring the sea floor. In the past it has been thought that these ...stems would have been made up of sponges, urchins, sea fan corals, and starfish. Dr Thatje said: 'We show that during ice ages seafloor organisms emigrated...U. of Colorado researcher identifies tracks of swimming dinosaur in Wyoming
...dentified along the shoreline of an ancient inland sea that covered Wyoming 165 million years ago, accord... ago to 157 million years ago. Mickelson said the sea might have been warm and relatively shallow, much like the Gulf of Mexico today. "The swimming dino...Coastal retreat in face of rising sea levels found to be influenced by wildfires
...LK, Va. -- The retreat of coastlines due to rising sea levels may be accelerated by wildfires, a Duke Uni...the scientist said. Such punctuated advance of the sea is in sharp contrast to the widespread belief that coastal change would be gradual due to sea-level ...To stem disease, keep cats indoors, stop feeding strays, scientist urges
...oceans. He cited infections of seals, dolphins and sea otters. Simply put, McAllister said, domestic cats should not be allowed to roam outdoors. The feeding of stray cats, he added, by cat protectionist groups including some veterinary organizations that wish to spare homeless cats from the threat of eu...Advancing saltwater fish farming
...housands of pompano, striped bass, flounder, black sea bass, and other species under investigation for th...on goals. An afternoon session focused on offshore sea cages will follow the press conference and will include a discussion by conference attendees of the ...NC State researchers redesign life for Mars and beyond
...emetemperatures. It grows and dwells in underwater sea volcanoes where temperatures reach morethan 100 degrees Celsius, or that of boiling water. Occasionally, the organism is spewed out into near freezing deep-sea water. The NC State research, funded for two years and $400,000 by the NASA Institute forA...Highlights from October ESA journals
...ctober issue of Frontiers include merging land and sea conservation by considering the ecological interactions between the two in "Integrated coastal reserve planning: making the land-sea connection," and the conservation of cultural resources in "Microbial deterioration of historic stone." From Ecology...California's oak woodlands face a new threat: Climate change
...nes are the issue on the Gulf Coast, while melting sea ice is important in the Arctic," she said. "In California, the strongest effects of climate change are in the mountains, creating concern for our water supply and for the natural ecosystems that attract so many visitors."...Microfossils show promise in prospecting climate history
...e only recently entered the area because of rising sea levels. "Fiddler crabs mix the surface layers of sediment," he said. "If the sea level has been rising through time, we know that it is probable that our marshes have been getting m...UCR environmental scientists propose chemical solution to cleaning California's Salton Sea
...ean the Salton Sea, evaporation will result in the sea being too salty for fish, resulting also in the lo...nal Park," Amrhein said. "If nothing is done, this sea will shrink, exposing lake sediments that could generate dust and worsen air quality. Fish and fish-...Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds
...dors raised in captivity be released near seal and sea lion rookeries so that the birds can once again fe...ategy to train them to start eating dead seals and sea lions, whose populations are coming back along the California coast." Captive breeding Standing ne...