In 2005, a deep-sea expedition in the Arctic Ocean unveiled a number of species far beneath the surface that were completely unknown to science. In fact, the most well-established of the species, a jelly-like creature, was totally new, and never-before investigated. Naturalists no longer stick to the old ideas about ... |
1 September 2009
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Marine biologists, studying the way plankton orients itself towards the light, discovered what is believed to be the first stage in the evolution of eyes as we know them. While eyes in the animal kingdom are very complex and benefit from an intricate network of neurons, ready to carry out their electrical signals, th... |
20 November 2008
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Waters off the coast of California have been used by the Navy for exercise and simulation purposes for over 40 years, until recently, when environmentalist groups got lower federal courts in the state to limit or even eliminate the use of sonars in some areas. However, the Supreme Court concluded that there was no ev... |
13 November 2008
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The acidification of oceans is one of the most pressing concerns that trouble scientists, along with increased levels of pollutants being spilled in the waters everyday. This is bad news especially for coral reefs, which stand to be destroyed by both algae and sand moving in, as well as by increased quantities of car... |
12 November 2008
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The First World Conference on Marine Biodiversity takes place on November 11 through 15 in Valencia, Spain, as a result of multiple studies drawing attention to the fact that the biodiversity in Earth's oceans is dwindling, mainly because of climate change. As a result, the entire marine scientific community is ... |
11 November 2008
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Some 2,000 scientists worldwide have been working at this census of all marine interactions for the last decade, in an attempt to offer the international scientific community and the general public a thorough insight into how animals and plants interact in the marine ecosystems. The city of Valencia, in Spain, will h... |
10 November 2008
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Researches spanning 18 years have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the marine wildlife occupying the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, several miles beneath the surface, is severely affected by changes in the atmosphere, such as the formation of tropical storms or the El Nino phenomenon. Scientific experiments showe... |
21 October 2008
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