NASA study finds soot may be changing the Arctic environment
...ar the North Pole, such as accelerating melting of sea ice and snow and changing atmospheric temperatures...ound the timing and location of Arctic warming and sea ice loss in the late 20th century are consistent with a significant contribution from man-made tiny ...Fewer fish discarded after individual transferable quotas offered
... meaning any marketable fish that was discarded at sea was deducted from the amount the vessel was allowe...ists note. Which animals live once returned to the sea depends on the organism; for instance, species of rockfish all tend to die while lingcod and sablefi...Octopuses occasionally stroll around on two arms, UC Berkeley biologists report
...l waters from Indonesia to Australia, looks like a sea monster scooting along the sea floor on two legs. Huffard filmed this creature off Australia's Great Barrier Reef easily rolling ov...UF science discovery raises questions about origin of African mammals
...t shrews part of a group that includes elephants, sea cows and aardvarks, are thought to be endemic to Africa yet we have found evidence of their beginnings in North America," Bloch said. "This research has broad implications because it indicates there may have been a great deal more interchange in ter...Introduced foxes transformed vegetation on Aleutian Islands from lush grasslands to tundra
...ry as a way to supplement the declining harvest of sea otter pelts. But the practice escalated between the 1890s and the 1930s, when the U.S. government worked to establish fox farming businesses on the islands. Mostly arctic foxes and smaller numbers of red foxes were introduced to more than 400 islands...In the sea slug's defense against lobsters, confusion is key
...ike many other marine creatures, Aplysia, a common sea slug, enlists chemical defenses against its predat...efense. When attacked by predatory spiny lobsters, sea slugs (also known as sea hares) release an inky secretion, termed ink and opaline, from a pair of gl...Essential mangrove forest threatened by cryptic ecological degradation
...angroves, forests thriving at the edge of land and sea that are ecologically and socio-economically important for local people in tropical countries on all continents. Using biology, geography, hydrology, socio-economic interviews, and 18th-century history, an international team led by Dr. Farid Dahdouh-...Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
...y of science) shows that the transfer of parasitic sea lice from salmon farms to wild salmon populations ...o isolate and measure the impact of a fish farm on sea lice outbreaks in wild salmon. The study combined new field techniques that allowed comprehensive, i...Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
...acular reefs, extensive cave systems, and abundant sea life, including the elusive whale shark. Harbor Branch scientists are attracted most to its steep topography between about 300 and 3,000 feet, which suggests that they will find the rocky walls that most commonly foster diverse deep-water ecosystems....Scientists find viruses can't stick to sea bugs in the dark
...massive, toxic blooms, poisoning huge areas of the sea with their waste products and killing fish, sea mammals such as whales, dolphins and seals, and even humans. Control of these blooms is vital to the...... of cages A number of cages are submerged at high sea and then are distributed around the oil platforms, normally in two opposite directions. The first cages are positioned close to the platform, at some 500 metres for example; the next set are placed somewhat further away at 1000 metres distance and,...NJIT math professor helps navy detect subs; Explains global warming
...e identifying characteristics of a sound source -- sea life or submarine -- and the noises of civilization emanating from shore and nearby surface vessels. The raw material of Michalopoulou's oceanic insights is a growing body of data from sources, most notably ONR colleagues, to which she applies anal...Satellite images give a better picture of sediment transport
...ht by the rivers, and also quality analysis on the sea water (dissolved elements, suspensions). Turbidity...e in particular the degree of heterogeneity of the sea floor characteristics: white or grey sand, with or without marine plant cover, sandy-clay and silty ...Scientists' pied piper approach may have found Nemo faster
...fs where predators lurk. Despite spending weeks at sea as larvae, potentially scattered over many miles, young coral reef fish eventually seek out a permanent home. A few lucky survivors make it back to their natal reef, grow into adults and produce offspring, but most do not. Studies have hinted that th...USGS workshop on the impact of carbon dioxide on marine life
...the technology needed to monitor the CO2 system in sea water and explore the best methods for measuring the impact on many important marine organisms, including coral reefs. The workshop runs from April 18-20....Carbon dioxide role in past climate revealed
...nts to make a sophisticated reconstruction of past sea temperatures. If the warming was caused by ocean ...xpect both the tropics and the poles to warm. The sea temperature pattern we found points the finger squarely at CO2 rather than the ocean currents. This...Currents could disrupt ocean food chain
CORVALLIS, Ore. If increased precipitation and sea surface heating from global warming disrupts the Atlantic Conveyer current as some scientists predict the effect on the ocean food chain in the Atlantic and other oceans could be severe, according to a new study just published in Nature. In a wors...The Academy of Natural Sciences investigates effects of climate change on Delaware tidal marshes
...ary are likely to respond to the predicted rise in sea level and the resulting intrusion of salt water into freshwater environments. A rise in sea level is one of the most severe threats to coastal environments such as the Delaware. Current estima...Announcement of new fishing gear that reduce the accidental death of marine life
...g and killing of marine mammals, juvenile fish and sea turtles that become ensnared by fishing nets and l...SA B-Roll available: Bycatch, dolphins, whales, sea turtles, fishing boats Photographs available: Winners in the field and head shots, bycatch, dolph......scovered that only the alpha isomer accumulates in sea mammals such as dolphins. They used liver material...lpha isomer accumulates in the fat-rich tissues of sea mammals, such as the blubber....