Acidifying oceans may be harmful to porcelain crabs
Study maps accidental killings of sea turtles
Swedes mystified by seal pup found in forest
A seal pup was found in a forest in eastern Sweden on Sunday almost six kilometres (four miles) from the closest body of open water, raising questions as to how it got there, Swedish media reported.
Mar 24, 2013
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Spotted: Rare spotted penguin
(Phys.org)—Little penguins, also known as fairy penguins, usually have a white belly and dark blue back to camouflage them from predatory eagles above and their fish prey below.
Jan 31, 2013
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Aquaculture: Helping blue turn green
Locals say shifting sea ice frees trapped whales (Update 2)
About a dozen killer whales trapped under sea ice appeared to be free after the ice shifted, village officials in Canada's remote north said Thursday, while residents who feared they would get stuck elsewhere ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice (Update)
A community in Quebec's Far North is calling for outside help to free about a dozen killer whales trapped under a vast stretch of sea ice.
Jan 09, 2013
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Tsunami caused long-term ecosystem change in the Caribbean
A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist ...
Dec 12, 2012
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EU officials: We were hacked at Web conference
A European official says her staff members were hacked when they joined her for a conference on Internet security in Azerbaijan.
Nov 10, 2012
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Why seas are rising ahead of predictions
Sea levels are rising faster than expected from global warming, and University of Colorado geologist Bill Hay has a good idea why. The last official IPCC report in 2007 projected a global sea level rise between ...
Nov 01, 2012
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NASA sees strong wind shear adversely affect Tropical Storm Maria
Tropical Storm Maria is moving away from Japan and strong wind shear is pushing its rainfall east of the storm's center, according to NASA satellite imagery.
Oct 18, 2012
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NASA eyes Typhoon Prapiroon intensifying
Typhoon Prapiroon is the twenty-second tropical cyclone of the western North Pacific Ocean, making for a very active season. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the storm as it was intensifying into a typhoon ...
Oct 09, 2012
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Predicting wave power could double marine-based energy
In the search for alternative energy, scientists have focused on the sun and the wind. There is also tremendous potential in harnessing the power of the ocean's waves, but marine energy presents specific challenges that have ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Engineers are designing, building mechanical ray (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Batoid rays, such as stingrays and manta rays, are among nature's most elegant swimmers. They are fast, highly maneuverable, graceful, energy-efficient, can cruise, bird-like, for long distances ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Corals on ocean-side of reef are most susceptible to recent warming: study
Marine scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have linked the decline in growth of Caribbean forereef corals — due to recent warming — to long-term trends in seawater temperature ...
Jul 09, 2012
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