Posts Tagged ‘oceans’

Science News Round-up!

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Massive Die-Offs, Oil and DNA Sequencing: 2011 started off with a bang—science news-wise.

Science in 2010

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

2010 was a roller coaster year for science news—think exoplanets, synthetic-life, arsenic-eating bacteria (or not!), earthquakes, volcanoes and of course, the Gulf oil spill.

Salps: Ocean Vacuums

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

New research shows that salps aren’t only efficient eaters, they also are important in the ocean carbon cycle.

Census of Marine Life

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Results are starting to be released about the Census of Marine Life– and the findings may surprise you!

Launching ICESCAPE

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

NASA will soon launch the ICESCAPE mission on a high-tech Coast Guard cutter to study the changing Arctic.

Future of the Oceans

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Academy researchers and biologists discuss the possible future of the world’s oceans.

Surfing Crocs

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Researchers have discovered that estuarine crocodiles surf their way between islands in the South Pacific.

Wave Power

Friday, June 4th, 2010

What is wave energy and how does it work?

Climate and Ocean Currents

Monday, April 26th, 2010

A large ocean current sweeping north from Antarctica may give scientists hints about how global temperatures are changing.

Marine National Monuments

Friday, June 19th, 2009

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