(Phys.org) —A prey's fear of a shark is critical to protecting ocean biodiversity, according to researchers at Florida International University. Without this fear, a cascading effect within the ecosystem could destabilize ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Norwegian research scientists will contribute to realising the concept of storing electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water pressure.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (11) 1 |

A University of Southampton professor has carried out the most detailed analysis ever of the archaeological remains of the lost medieval town of Dunwich, dubbed 'Britain's Atlantis'.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 10, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

Tiny sea creatures no bigger than a thumbtack are being credited for playing a key role in helping provide healthy habitats for many kinds of seafood, according to a new study by the Virginia Institute of ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Christopher Cameron of the University of Montreal's Department of Biological Sciences and his colleagues have unearthed a major scientific discovery - a strange phallus-shaped creature they found in Canada's ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (14) 14 |

When Gulf of Mexico algae don't get enough nutrients, they focus their remaining energy on becoming more and more poisonous to ensure their survival, according to a new study by scientists from North Carolina ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Huge quantities of algae are growing on the underside of sea ice in the Central Arctic: in 2012 the ice algae Melosira arctica was responsible for almost half the primary production in this area. ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 19, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 2 |

Israeli firms Delek and Avner signed an agreement on Monday to acquire a 30 percent stake in exploration rights for gas and oil off Cyprus's southern shore carried out by US company Noble Energy.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 11, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The discovery, by a team from Plymouth University and the UK Marine Biological Association, highlights the growing problem of plastic contamination of marine environments.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Bottom trawling is dramatically altering the ocean floor and harming habitats, similar to the way that farming has permanently changed the landscape, a study said on Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 05, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 2

Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a model that may show why some tsunamis—including the one that devastated Japan in March 2011ar—e so much larger than expected. The Japanese tsunami baffled ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 24, 2012 4.5 / 5 (8) 6 |

Biologists have prepared guidelines for a more precise investigation into marine pollution from microplastic particles.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Every day, thousands of cargo containers from around the world pass through our nation's sea ports carrying items we need, and possibly some that are not so welcome: drugs, explosives, chemical, biological, ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 02, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Bottom trawling fishing boats have devastated many cold water coral reefs along the margin of the North East Atlantic Ocean. Now, researchers have found large cold water coral colonies clinging to the vertical ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 20, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

Denmark, which is planning to lay a claim to the North Pole sea bed, on Tuesday named its first permanent envoy to the resource-rich Arctic.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 17, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 1