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Scientists warn of climate change risk to marine turtles
North American marine turtles are at risk if global warming occurs at predicted levels, according to scientists from the University of Exeter. An increase in temperatures of just one degree Celsius could completely eliminate the birth of male turtles from some beaches. view more (2007-02-20)
Report challenges common ecological hypothesis about species abundance
A new report finds little empirical evidence to support a widely held ecological assumption that species are most abundant near the centers of their geographic ranges and decline in abundance near the ranges' edges. view more (2006-10-04)
Does Spilled Oil Produce Troubled Waters?
Following oil spills at sea, spraying with dispersants is often used to help oil to disaggregate - but does this treatment affect the longer-term toxicity of the weathered oil? This is the question that oil pollution scientists at the University of Plymouth are all set to investigate, following the award of £200,000 from government agencies.... view more... (2002-05-28)
Human impacts and environmental factors are changing the northwest Atlantic ecosystem
Fish in U.S. waters from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border have moved away from their traditional, long-time habitats over the past four decades because of fundamental changes in the regional ecosystem. view more (2009-09-01)
Reef boom beats doom
Marine scientists say they are astonished at the spectacular recovery of certain coral reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from a devastating coral bleaching event in 2006. view more (2009-04-23)
Sunscreens from the sea
Tiny floating plants protect themselves against the damaging effects of the sun's ultra violet rays using compounds that may prove very useful to the skincare industry. Scientists at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory are now working with Boots Company plc to develop the potential of these natural sunscreens for human skincare. "Because... view more... (2001-07-18)
Highest-ever winter water temperatures recorded
Tasmania's east coast is recording its highest-ever winter water temperatures of more than 13°C - up to 1.5°C above normal - due to a strengthening of an ocean current originating north of Australia. view more (2009-08-07)
Canada's shores saved animals from devastating climate change
The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 million years ago. view more (2008-10-01)
Media invitation - Environmental change in Antarctic lakes and seas: the chances for survival or extinction? BA Festival of Science, Univ of Leicester
The effects of the warming of the Earth`s climate on Antarctic lakes and seas is a matter of life or death for many plants and animals at the frozen continent. Professor Lloyd Peck, biologist with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) discusses the prospects for survival or extinction of Antarctic marine and lake life today (9 Sept) at a special seminar... view more... (2002-09-05)
Low oxygen in coastal waters impairs fish reproduction
Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes' hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute has found. view more (2007-08-29)
UCSB researcher leads worldwide study on marine fossil diversity
It took a decade of painstaking study, the cooperation of hundreds of researchers, and a database of more than 200,000 fossil records, but John Alroy thinks he's disproved much of the conventional wisdom about the diversity of marine fossils and extinction rates. view more (2008-07-11)
Natural gas inhabited by unusual specialists
A German-American research team of biologists and geochemists has discovered hitherto unknown anaerobic bacteria in marine sediments which need only propane or butane for growth. view more (2007-09-24)
Study shows rise in Cornwall's dolphin, whale and porpoise deaths
Four weeks on from the shocking incident that led to the death of 26 dolphins near Falmouth, research released today (7 July 2008) sheds new light on the extent of the problems facing Cornwall's marine mammals. view more (2008-07-07)
Protecting fish nurseries
A University of Plymouth lecturer and his PhD student are putting Plymouth on the world map for research in a specialist field of marine biology: the importance of seagrass meadows. Seagrass can grow prolifically in outer estuarine areas and is the only flowering plant fully adapted for life in the marine environment. As well as being home to a... view more... (2002-03-21)
Scientists discover 5 new species of sea slugs from the Tropical Eastern Pacific
The Tropical Eastern Pacific, a discrete biogeographic region that has an extremely high rate of endemism among its marine organisms, continues to yield a wealth of never-before-described marine animals to visiting scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. view more (2007-06-01)
Sea Grant warns of dumping seafood
In its latest outreach campaign, MIT Sea Grant has developed an educational pamphlet to encourage people not to release or dump live and fresh seafood and seafood waste into the wild. view more (2006-06-22)
New south Florida nursery to focus on staghorn corals
In response to the need for localized efforts to protect and recover the surviving populations of the threatened staghorn coral, Diego Lirman, Ph.D., and James Herlan, researchers from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) have established an underwater nursery dedicated to the propagation of... view more... (2007-11-15)
World's largest marine protected area created in Pacific Ocean
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area - a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. view more (2008-02-14)
Researchers discover forests of endangered tropical kelp
A research team led by San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously thought endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands. view more (2007-09-27)
Biomedical research profits from the exploration of the deep sea
A study published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE highlights how the exploration of the ocean depths can benefit humankind. view more (2008-11-20)
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