In the cold depths along the sea floor, Antarctic Bottom Waters are part of a global circulatory system, supplying oxygen-, carbon- and nutrient-rich waters to the world's oceans. Over the last decade, scientists have been ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2017
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Elephant seals have helped scientists to demonstrate that fresh water from Antarctic's melting ice shelves slows the processes responsible for the formation of deep-water ocean currents that regulate global temperatures.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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The Andes have been a mountain chain for much longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Bristol, UK suggests.
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2015
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An international team of scientists have identified potential 'tipping points' where abrupt regional climate shifts could occur due to global warming,
Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2015
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Sea monkeys have captured the popular attention of both children and aquarium hobbyists because of their easily observable life cycle—sold as dehydrated eggs, these tiny brine shrimp readily hatch, develop and mate given ...
Soft Matter
Sep 30, 2014
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A new study of the ocean circulation patterns at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill reveals the significant role small-scale ocean currents play in the spread of pollutants. The findings provide new information to ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2014
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Climate modelers from the University of New Hampshire have shown that the most likely explanation for the initiation of Antarctic glaciation during a major climate shift 34 million years ago was decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Some Heinrich events – periodic massive iceberg surges into the North Atlantic that were previously thought to have weakened the global ocean conveyor belt circulation and sent Earth's climate into the deep ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A new NASA-led study of atmospheric-river storms from the Pacific Ocean may help scientists better predict major winter snowfalls that hit West Coast mountains and lead to heavy spring runoff and sometimes flooding.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, a finger of the southern polar continent that juts toward South America, has experienced summer warming of perhaps a half-degree per decade – a greater rate than ...
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2013
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