Posts Tagged ‘oceans’

Fish Face!

Friday, September 27th, 2013
sharks, fish, fossils, face, facial, jaws, jawbone, vertebrates, oceans

Meet your distant relative, Entelognathus primordialis, possibly the first earthling with a familiar face.

Hungry Sea Otters Save Shorelines

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Image by Robert Scoles/NOAA

Researchers are discovering just how vital sea otters are to healthy ecosystems.

Titan’s Missing Waves

Thursday, July 25th, 2013
titan, cassini, waves, water, oceans, tides, rain, wind, saturn, moons, Earth

Eerily, waves appear to be missing from Saturn’s moist moon.

Ocean Acidification

Monday, February 25th, 2013
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Scientists discuss the impact of the ocean’s changing pH levels.

Protecting the Ocean’s Jewel

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, coral reefs, John McCosker, Terry Gosliner, Academy research, conservation, oceans

Academy researchers begin the new year with an ambitious plan.

A Whale of a Surprise

Friday, November 16th, 2012
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Researchers discovered an extremely rare whale stranded on a New Zealand beach.

Iron Oceans

Monday, July 23rd, 2012
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Can adding iron to the oceans cool the planet?

Science News Round-up!

Friday, January 7th, 2011
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Massive Die-Offs, Oil and DNA Sequencing: 2011 started off with a bang—science news-wise.

Science in 2010

Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Washing_oiled_Gannet–Close

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

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