Huge ice chunks are giving parts of Cape Cod an arctic vibe
Parts of Cape Cod look a little bit like the Arctic Circle this week.
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2015
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Monster hurricanes hit northeast in past warm ocean periods like those in our future
Scientists today released evidence of historically unprecedented hurricane activity along the northeast coast of what would become the United States between about 800 to 1700 years ago, which was associated with warmer ocean ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2015
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Virus causing mass Cape Cod duck die-offs identified
Since 1998, hundreds and sometimes thousands of dead eider ducks have been washing up every year on Cape Cod's beaches in late summer or early fall, but the reasons behind these cyclic die-offs have remained a mystery.
Ecology
Dec 16, 2014
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Texas biologists warm chilled sea turtles
(AP)—Marine biologists have flown dozens of endangered sea turtles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Galveston, Texas, for treatment of hypothermia.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2014
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New digs for the spadefoot toad
A plump Eastern spadefoot toad sits placidly in a patch of meadow on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nearby, researchers Rachel Jania and Bryan Windmiller are house hunting for it, trying to figure out if the meadow might make a ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2014
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Researchers launching ocean glider to study water properties in the Middle Atlantic Bight
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology's (SMAST) ocean glider, aptly named Blue, will begin a 500 km trip to study water properties along a triangle in in the Middle Atlantic Bight between Cape Cod to Cape ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2014
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Cape Cod saltmarsh recovery looks good, falls short
After decades of decline, grasses have returned to some once-denuded patches of Cape Cod's saltmarshes. To the eye, the marsh in those places seems healthy again, but a new study makes clear that a key service of the marsh ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2014
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Acoustic methods to compliment current whale monitoring efforts
When it comes to monitoring the abundance and behaviors of whales, most research and conservation efforts rely on visual observations. People go out on a boat and systematically scan the ocean, clipboard in hand. "But the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2014
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Shark sightings off US state a boon for tourism (Update)
Its reputation as a man-eating predator aside, the great white shark is emerging as a boon for tourism on Cape Cod, the Massachusetts peninsula popular among beach combers.
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2014
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Changes in forage fish abundance alter Atlantic cod distribution, affect fishery success
A shift in the prey available to Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine that began nearly a decade ago contributed to the controversy that surrounded the 2011 assessment for this stock. A recent study of how this occurred may ...
Ecology
Jun 25, 2014
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