News tagged with ocean bottom
Resupplied North Pole explorers resume trek
Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said.
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Mar 20, 2009 |
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'Fool's Gold' from the deep is fertilizer for ocean life
Similar to humans, the bacteria and tiny plants living in the ocean need iron for energy and growth. But their situation is quite different from ours--for one, they can't turn to natural iron sources like ...
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May 09, 2011 |
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Researchers discover unknown species at juncture where hot and cold habitats collide
Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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First life may have arisen above serpentine rock, researchers say
(PhysOrg.com) -- About 3.8 billion years ago, Earth was teeming with unicellular life. A little more than 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was a ball of vaporous rock. And somewhere in between, the first organisms ...
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Sep 23, 2011 |
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Iron fertilisation would 'significantly' change deep-sea ecosystems
Adding iron to the oceans in an effort to curb growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere would lead to 'significant changes' in deep-sea ecosystems, the latest study suggests.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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New look at gravity data sheds light on ocean, climate
A discovery about the moon made in the 1960s is helping researchers unlock secrets about Earth's ocean today.
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems
Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) ...
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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Eddies found to be deep, powerful modes of ocean transport
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and their colleagues have discovered that massive, swirling ocean eddies -- known to be up to 500 kilometers across at the surface ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Japan's mega-quake struck in small zone of fault: study
The deadly 9.0-magnitude quake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11 ruptured a relatively small part of a notorious fault that straddles the Pacific seabed, Japanese scientists reported on Wednesday.
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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Conservationists call for increased focus on coastal ecosystems
The world's coastal marine ecosystems are being overlooked, both in terms of their ecological importance and their potential as a rallying point for conservation. Writing in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosys ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time
Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Deep-sea fish in deep trouble
A team of leading marine scientists from around the world is recommending an end to most commercial fishing in the deep sea, the Earth's largest ecosystem. Instead, they recommend fishing in more productive waters nearer ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Breaking the ice on icebergs
(Phys.org) -- Icebergs are a natural and beautiful part of Earth's cryosphere, and are closely monitored and studied by scientists around the world.
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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140 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2011
In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three corals, ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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