Sep. 5, 2016 The depth and pattern of sediment on the floor of intertidal zones changes daily, yet understanding where this sediment resides is vital to being able to better manage coastal areas. Science and ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 A unique study will provide valuable new insights into the concentrations of microplastics in the open ocean from surface to the sea bed, say ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 Scientists working with laser data have discovered a vast reef behind the familiar Great Barrier Reef. High-resolution seafloor data provided by LiDAR-equipped aircraft have revealed great fields of ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 The cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines masked the full impact of greenhouse gases on accelerating sea level rise, according to a new ...
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Aug. 24, 2016 Extreme global warming 252 million years ago caused a severe mass extinction of life on Earth. It took life up to 9 million years to recover. New study finds clues in the Arctic as to why this ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Hitching a ride on fatty molecules, a "sticky" strategy shields sugary molecules from their soluble nature, and may explain the discrepancies between models and actual measurements of sea ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Earth's climate interacts with so called surface processes -- such as landslides or river erosion -- and tectonics to shape the landscape that we see. In some regions, the sheer force of these ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 An international team of researchers have shown that vulnerable coral populations in the eastern tropical Pacific have been completely isolated from the rest of the Pacific Ocean for at least the ...
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Aug. 22, 2016 Fresh understanding of West Antarctica has revealed how the region's ice sheet could become unstable in a warming ...
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Aug. 19, 2016 This year's melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and relatively rapid ice loss through May. One NASA sea ice ...
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Aug. 18, 2016 Sea level changes in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, according to a new paper. Scientists knew both the rate at which global surface temperature is ...
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Aug. 17, 2016 Long ago, one great ocean flowed between North and South America. When the Isthmus of Panama joined the continents, it also separated the Atlantic from the Pacific Ocean. If this took place much ...
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Aug. 17, 2016 Increasing ocean acidification, brought about by humanmade carbon emissions, reduces sperm performance in a species of sea urchin, say scientists. The impact of climate change on global seawater ...
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Aug. 16, 2016 Expansion and retreat of sea ice varied consistently in pace with rapid climate changes through past 90,000 years, a new study ...
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Aug. 16, 2016 A team of scientists has discovered a 65 percent reduction in sea ice during the last interglacial period around 128,000 years ...
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Aug. 15, 2016 Results of a new study shed new light on the tectonic architecture and evolution of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and have important implications on various geodynamic processes, say ...
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Aug. 15, 2016 The balmy waters of the Caribbean could turn into a deadly heat trap for countless tiny creatures. Authors of a new study have discovered that microscopic sea urchin eggs and larvae may suffer ...
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Aug. 12, 2016 Coral researchers have for the first time captured the specific behavior of a coral as it's bleaching. While scientists have known for some time that coral bleaching occurs when the relationship ...
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Aug. 11, 2016 Batches of sand from a beach on the Delaware Bay are yielding insights into the powerful impact of temperature rise and evaporation along the shore that are in turn challenging long-held assumptions ...
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Aug. 10, 2016 Researchers who analyzed a history of tsunamis along the Pacific coast of Japan's Tohoku region have learned that seawalls higher than 5 meters reduce damage and death, while coastal forests ...
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