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Global warming may impede eelgrass growth

Scientist Ron Thom probably knows more than anyone else about the growth of eelgrass, the humble marine plant commonly found in sheltered bays, inlets and other shallow waters.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eastern Aral Sea has shrunk by 80% since 2006: ESA

The eastern lobe of the disaster-struck Aral Sea seems to have shrunk by four-fifths in just three years, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 3

New study reveals king crabs go deep to avoid hot water

Researchers from the University of Southampton have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results, published this week ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lawsuit by a father in Indiana targets polluters

(AP) -- Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Debate unfolds over origin of grouped stones at lake's bottom

Forty feet below the surface of Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse Bay, a mysterious pattern of stones can be seen rising from an otherwise sandy half-mile of lake floor.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 2


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