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Scientists at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) have recently announced that they managed to develop a new computer-generated map of the Red Planet, which adds more proof to the theory that claims a liquid ocean of water once existed on Mars. The team collaborated with colleagues from the Lunar and Planetary Ins... |
23 November 2009
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Scientists have known for a very long time that there are literally thousands of species of unknown creatures living in the ocean, at impressive depths, without having ever seen the light of day. In a new set of investigations, carried out for the Census of Marine Life initiative, scientists have found no less than 1... |
23 November 2009
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This Saturday, November 21, the Cassini spacecraft will perform its last flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, before the planet enters its winter season. Once that happens, darkness will blanket the moon for several years, and its doubtful that the space probe, already in its mission-extension period, will last unt... |
20 November 2009
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A collaboration of German researchers has recently taken on one of the most difficult sets of measurements possible in nature, namely to determine the mass of an ocean. Unlike calculating variations in sea levels, which is relatively simple, finding out the mass of the water is far more complex, as a large number of ... |
13 November 2009
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Scientists at the La Jolla, California-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography have recently been awarded nearly $1 million in funds for the development of swarms of oceanic observations robots. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Science, the main funder of the research, plans to have at its di... |
11 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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For a great many years, scientists have believed that the oceans on our planet were formed from water vapors emitted during volcanic eruptions that condensed and fell to the ground over millions of years. But a scientist now proposes that this might not have been the case. He argues that water is not something that o... |
10 November 2009
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Scientists have known for quite a long time that whales communicate through their song, those long sounds that they make when being relatively close to each other. Some of the clicks can even be heard miles away, and picked up by other whales, if noise pollution and sonar sounds don't mask them. Now, scientists ... |
10 November 2009
03:25 GMT |
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Tiny aquatic creatures, no larger than a grain of sand, can yield significant details of past climate changes, as long as scientists know what they are looking for. Billions of these tiny organisms can be found on the bottom of the ocean, and they hold inside them information about past sea levels, temperatures, and ... |
9 November 2009
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A rift in eastern Africa is most likely the place where a new ocean will begin to take shape in the future, scientists confirm after serious investigations. The formation started “unzipping” in 2005, when it reached its current length, of about 35 miles, within only a few days. The rip began when the Dabb... |
3 November 2009
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Common scientific knowledge has it that, about 2.4 billion years ago, the levels of the chemical oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere began to suddenly climb, until they reached at one point concentrations similar to the ones existent today. The fact that the planet is able to support such a variety of life forms is... |
30 October 2009
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the world's first hydrological satellite on November 2, from its Kourou Space Center, in French Guiana, South America. The instrument will be uniquely equipped to analyze moisture levels on the surface of the planet, AlphaGalileo reports. In charge of invest... |
28 October 2009
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Europa has been one of the favored targets in the solar system for experts looking for signs of life someplace else besides the Earth. Astronomers and astrobiologists have been drawn by the fact that the natural satellite features a smooth, craterless surface, an extended network of deep fractures, as well as a brigh... |
14 October 2009
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Named after a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Jupiter's sixth moon, Europa, may be among the safest bets in the solar system, in terms of having the ability to sustain life as we know it, astronomers have recently announced. In the investigations, the experts determined that the massive ocean of liquid water tha... |
9 October 2009
06:48 GMT |
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Dead zones is a term used to describe areas of the oceans or seas that have been so heavily contaminated with pollutants, that it's virtually impossible for fish and other marine animals to live there. Only some types of algae manage to survive in the toxic conditions, and, by thriving, they consume the short su... |
9 October 2009
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In spite of covering a huge part of the planet, the world's oceans are still one of its biggest mysteries. Each deep-sea study and tsunami brings to the surface weird, new fish species, and isolated ecosystems, confined to only a certain location on the map, are constantly being discovered. Now, the US National ... |
6 October 2009
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Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder (UCB) have recently released a new report on the situation of deltas around the world, which states that their condition is deteriorating globally. Most at risk is the low-lying variety. Human “improvements” and development made around or on them render ... |
21 September 2009
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is probably one of the few places in the world you really don't want your ship to down near. What may seem like a chain of islands from well above turns out to be nothing but hundreds of miles of loosely bound trash, floating around in the Northern Pacific Ocean. But the accurate ... |
28 August 2009
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Freak waves are phenomena of nature difficult to explain even for oceanographers. They are essentially oceanic surface waves much larger than those around them. That is to say, they are larger than the mean height of the third waves in a wave group, which entails that they may not be the largest in the ocean per se. ... |
10 August 2009
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It's in the natural cycle of the North Atlantic Ocean to turn green every summer, when plankton blooms and becomes noticeable even from satellite. Made up of hundred of billions of small microorganisms and tiny crustaceans, it represents the basis of the marine ecosystem, and is indispensable to life in the ocea... |
5 August 2009
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A group of marine biologists and environmentalists from California is setting sail to the Northern Pacific this week, to visit the immense patch of garbage that has accumulated in the region due to converging currents. In the years since this formation has been made public, it has become obvious that the patch, now t... |
5 August 2009
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It has been widely agreed upon that oceans act as the largest carbon sinks of the world, engulfing vast amounts of carbon dioxide each year. The water in itself does not draw in carbon dioxide (CO2) – the main greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Rather, tiny organisms known collectively as the phytoplank... |
1 August 2009
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According to a new scientific study by experts at the Cardiff University, it may be that comets contain vast oceans of liquid water in their cores in the first million years of their existence. Additionally, the watery environment and the vast amounts of organic material already discovered in such a formation that cr... |
1 August 2009
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Experts analyzing the Atlantic seaboard on the East Coast of the United States, from Maine to Florida, have determined that the average level of high tides on the entire stretch of land is about two feet higher than anticipated, for yet unknown reasons. The measurements were conducted during mid-season, when the tide... |
31 July 2009
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According to a new set of investigations conducted by experts at the University of California in Riverside (UCR) in South China, it may be that the earliest animals whose fossils were preserved to this day could have originated in inland lakes, and not necessarily in the open oceans, as previous knowledge had it. Stu... |
28 July 2009
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In the decades since global warming started being acknowledged as a harsh reality, researchers and climatologists have often wondered how the clouds will influence the global rise in temperatures. Increasingly large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) can have two effects in the atmospheric formations – they can ... |
24 July 2009
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NEPTUNE Canada, a University of Victoria-led initiative, will be the largest cable oceanic observatory ring in the world. Scheduled to be completed in a few months, the construct will allow for gathering oceanic data straight from the source over the next quarter of a century, its creators say. The structure is locat... |
9 July 2009
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More than 400 years ago, a debate started in the scientific community, which was seeking to uncover the answer to the question “What generated our planet's magnetic field and magnetosphere?.” The latter is the only thing that prevents all life on Earth from being annihilated in an instant, due to mas... |
25 June 2009
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The Earth is the only known place in the Universe that is rich and abundant as far as life forms go, and this has become more than clear with recent discoveries. Studies have shown that bacteria, microbes and other basic microorganisms manage to survive in the harshest of conditions, inside volcano craters and near h... |
23 June 2009
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Gregory Ryskin, a physicist and researcher at the Northwestern University, is part of a growing group of researchers who are currently advocating the hypothesis that the magnetic poles of the planet are actually being pushed around by oceanic currents. When this idea first appeared, a large controversy ensued, and it... |
22 June 2009
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Over the past few years, global warming and climate change woes have made engineers think of new and innovative solutions of preventing the planet's temperature from going up, endangering or forcing to go extinct countless species in the process, alongside billions of humans. One of the proposed solutions was in... |
17 June 2009
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Fossil records show that, between 580 and 530 million years ago, the species diversity on Earth jumped from single-celled organisms to a wide variety and complexity of life forms, hinting at what exists today as well. The rapid emergence of new and different species within 60 to 80 million years came to be known as t... |
19 May 2009
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A team of experts from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Duke University, in the United States, has managed to place another piece in the puzzle that is our planet's Great Conveyor Belt. Originally meant as an oversimplification of the actual processes that take place, the concept of Convey... |
14 May 2009
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Geologists at the University of Maryland may have just made one of the most important discoveries to explain the ancient history of our planet, namely what it was that triggered one of the earliest Ice Ages in history. A new scientific research seems to point at the fact that the appearance of oxygen, synthesized by... |
7 May 2009
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Massive oil rigs at the middle of the ocean can bravely face its fury for extended periods of time, but the constant clash with the water does leave its rather visible marks on the steel structures. And that's why, especially in parts of the structures that are submerged, robots are of enormous value. They are a... |
6 May 2009
16:41 GMT |
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The Indian Ocean, despite being one of the most important bodies of water in the world, is also the least studied of all oceans, and experts are currently looking at stamping that out. That is to say, over the next months, an intricate network of sensor buoys will be spread across its water, in a bid to determine the... |
6 May 2009
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In a new, inter-agency effort, the United States now benefit from one of the most advanced search and rescue pattern programs in the world. The result of a collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association, the US Coast Guar... |
6 May 2009
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Off the eastern coast of central Florida, a small and tightly secured portion of the Atlantic ocean is home to a very peculiar site. A white capsule, adorned with three orange spheres on its “nose,” floats around in the ocean, surrounded by research vessels and emergency crews, ready to step in if anythin... |
30 April 2009
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Over the past few years, a growing number of researchers around the world have argued that the “U” and “V”-shaped structures – also known as chevrons – that can be seen on some coastal lines are the result of megatsunamis, caused by asteroids or comets impacting the surface of the ... |
29 April 2009
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Recognizing ocean acidification as one of the most severe issues that will confront the world in years to come, the United Kingdom has recently approved the investment of £11 million ($16 million) into a five-year scientific study of the phenomenon. Current wisdom has it that the level of carbon dioxide in the ... |
28 April 2009
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Over the last couple of years, scientists have set their eyes on the relatively new technology of cloud computing, aiming to make use of the massive processing and storing capacity that the Internet-related computers have for the advancement of science. Just recently, researchers at the University of Washington manag... |
16 April 2009
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Cyclones, the enormous atmospheric movements centered around a very low pressure center, and which are able to generate severe thunderstorms and flooding rain, kill the most people in areas of the Indian Ocean. Statistics show that 15 percent of the cyclones occur in the region, but that they are nonetheless responsi... |
14 April 2009
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Ocean experts attribute the bright green glow that can be seen in the world's oceans at times to the bioluminescence that certain types of worms give up during their mating rituals. That is to say, extremely large numbers of fireworms meet in the same spot and conduct a series of mating rituals, displaying their... |
2 April 2009
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An American judge is soon expected to decide on the faith of what some term the largest treasure to have ever been recovered from the ocean depths. Last year, the Odyssey Marine Exploration company found something off the coast of Portugal that made the Spanish government tremble with excitement – a long-forgot... |
25 March 2009
10:42 GMT |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have just finished working on a new type of fish, which has been created from scratch using brand new technologies. The creatures look and behave like the real deal, but they are actually robots, designed for the only purpose of swimming in various portions of the oceans and recording... |
23 March 2009
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There are those people who, despite all pieces of evidence pointing to the contrary, continue to claim that human-caused pollution plays no role in the global warming of our planet, and that wildlife on the ground and in the water is affected more by natural causes than by human activities. But about 400,000 Coastal ... |
11 March 2009
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Coral reefs are in danger of soon beginning to dissolve completely, a new scientific study to be published on March 13th in the online edition of the journal Geophysical Research Letter shows. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who have been behind the research, say that, i... |
10 March 2009
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University of Copenhagen scientists, led by Gary Shaffer, attempted to answer the very serious question raised by increased global pollution – what will become of the planet in the long run? In an attempt to provide the best answer, the team used the most up-to-date computer models to predict changes in our pla... |
30 January 2009
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This year's annular or ring eclipse of the sun will be visible from most of the southern hemisphere, but it will not be a complete solar eclipse. That is to say, the Moon will not completely cover up the Sun, but, rather, will create a "penny atop a nickel" effect, leaving the outer edges of the star visible. On... |
23 January 2009
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Although many people believe that we, as a race, are currently at the height of our knowledge, scientists studying our planet could easily tell them otherwise. Though we mastered the secrets of space flights, we really don't have a comprehensive view of the way things are set up right below our feet. Here is a l... |
5 January 2009
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Warmer oceans are bad news for people living close to the tropics, meteorologists warn. The global warming effect, which prompts worldwide temperatures to grow, has now reached a point where it directly affects the temperatures of the oceans. Warmer water makes for more evaporation, which translates into more rainfal... |
29 December 2008
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