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NASA Data Show Some African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean

NASA Data Show Some African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean

   A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa.

Posted : Wed, Aug 06, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

FDA Advises Against Consumption of American Lobster (Maine Lobster) Tomalley

FDA Advises Against Consumption of American Lobster (Maine Lobster) Tomalley

   Regulators find dangerous levels of toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

Posted : Wed, Jul 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Geologist finds clues to ancient chemistry of deep oceans

Geologist finds clues to ancient chemistry of deep oceans

   Queen’s researchers have moved another step closer to explaining changes in the chemistry of the deep oceans – and the sudden appearance of large animal fossils – more than 500 million years ago.

Posted : Thu, Jul 24, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

NASA Co-Sponsors Ocean Voyage to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases

NASA Co-Sponsors Ocean Voyage to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases

   More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean.

Posted : Thu, Feb 21, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

New radar satellite technique sheds light on ocean current dynamics

New radar satellite technique sheds light on ocean current dynamics

   Ocean surface currents have long been the focus of research due to the role they play in weather, climate and transportation of pollutants, yet essential aspects of these currents remain unknown.

Posted : Fri, Jan 25, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Climate Change and Ocean Damage: Jan. 30 Lecture

Climate Change and Ocean Damage: Jan. 30 Lecture

   As scientific concern grows about global climate change, few people appreciate that two-thirds of the planet is ocean.

Posted : Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Plunder or protection: WWF calls for safeguarding Coral Sea

Plunder or protection: WWF calls for safeguarding Coral Sea

   Recognized as one of world's last tropical marine wilderness regions, WWF is calling on the Australian government to declare the entire Coral Sea region a marine protected area.

Posted : Thu, Sep 20, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals

Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals

   A new WWF study assesses the impact of fishing on three fragile coldwater coral "hotspots" off the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, providing the scientific basis for Canadian and European governments to protect sensitive coral habitat in the Northwest Atlantic.

Posted : Tue, Sep 11, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

Millions Of New Genes Discovered In An Ocean Expedition

Millions Of New Genes Discovered In An Ocean Expedition

   Scientists discovered more than 6 million new genes, thousands of protein families, and specifically the characterization of thousands of protein kinases from ocean microbes, during an ocean expedition aimed at determining if bacteria and virus life in the seas can offer new ideas for alternative energy production and solutions to environmental issues.

Posted : Wed, Mar 14, 2007

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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