Protecting delicate polar ecosystems by mapping biodiversity
Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both the most threatened and least-understood areas of the world.
Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both the most threatened and least-understood areas of the world.
Ecology
Nov 20, 2023
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A new study led by Dr. Jian Lin (Southern University of Science and Technology) and Dr. Fan Zhang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) reexamines how the ocean's lithosphere operates.
Earth Sciences
Nov 7, 2023
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Due to the changing climate, the underwater world is getting ever noisier. That is the main conclusion of a study that was published today in the journal PeerJ. "In some places, by the end of this century, the sound of ships, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2023
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The Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, plunges nearly 11,000 meters at its lowest point on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Life persists in the deep and cold darkness, and "wherever there's life, you can bet there ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2023
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One of the biggest crises in Earth history was marked by a revolution in the shellfish—brachiopods, sometimes called "lamp shells" were replaced everywhere ecologically by the bivalves, such as oysters and clams. This happened ...
Evolution
Sep 14, 2023
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Most people consider climate change to consist only of the warming of the atmosphere, the consequences of which primarily affect land regions. However, this is a human-centered view and does not go far enough.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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In March and April 2023, some Earth scientists began to point out that average sea surface temperatures had surpassed the highest levels seen in a key data record maintained by NOAA. Months later, they remain at record levels, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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Underwater reefs teeming with marine life have been found in the waters off Wellington's south coast and the Kāpiti Coast.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2023
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A new ecosystem has been discovered in volcanic cavities beneath hydrothermal vents at a well-studied undersea volcano on the East Pacific Rise off Central America. The landmark 30-day expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2023
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While much of the shark focus is centered on great whites along Cape Cod this time of year, another shark species has been making waves in recent years off of Nantucket.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2023
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