Arctic seal pups learn to live on the edge
Young harp seals diving for the first time can adapt their behavior depending on local environmental conditions, according to new research at the University of St Andrews.
Young harp seals diving for the first time can adapt their behavior depending on local environmental conditions, according to new research at the University of St Andrews.
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They've delivered groceries and performed light shows at the Olympics. But in the unforgiving Arctic climate, drones have struggled to fly for extended periods of time—the kind that would allow researchers to fly scientific ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2022
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Plastic pollution at sea is reaching worrying levels and will continue to grow even if significant action is taken now to stop such waste from reaching the world's oceans, according to a review of hundreds of academic studies.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found "in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale" wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Tintinnids are planktonic ciliates with loricae around their body. They are considered bioindicators of various oceanographic conditions.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2022
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Together with colleagues, Lars H. Smedsrud, professor at UiB and researcher at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, have examined 100 years of research results to see how the ocean transport has evolved.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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A study shows that through aerosol formation and growth, the forests are capable of mitigating climate change and have a regional effect on the climate of an entire continent at the most. Prior research has shown that boreal ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2022
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Irina Panyushkina grew up in Siberia, near the Arctic Circle. She was raised on stories of explorers trudging through seas of ice to reach the North Pole.
Environment
Jan 14, 2022
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Manganese is an important element for all life, but it plays an especially critical role in photosynthesis, in which it is the catalyst for splitting oxygen molecules from water. In the ocean—where phytoplankton is a key ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2022
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Recently, scientists in Hornsund, Svalbard—a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic ocean—witnessed a polar bear pursuing a reindeer into the sea before killing it, dragging it ashore and eating it. The video that they ...
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