News tagged with marine geosciences
Massive volcanoes, meteorite impacts delivered one-two death punch to dinosaurs: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cosmic one-two punch of colossal volcanic eruptions and meteorite strikes likely caused the mass-extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period that is famous for killing the dinosaurs ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Terrestrial biodiversity recovered faster after Permo-Triassic extinction than previously believed
While the cause of the mass extinction that occurred between the Permian and Triassic periods is still uncertain, two University of Rhode Island researchers collected data that show that terrestrial biodiversity recovered ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source of Rare Nutrient
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of South Carolina has solved a ten-year-old ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Lasers generate underwater sound
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Denitrification, its importance once diluted, may be back on top, study says
After more than a decade of inquiry, a Princeton-led team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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