Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, along with their collaborators at Zhejiang University of Technology, China, and RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan, made significant advances in constraining ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2020
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The world's oceans soak up more carbon than most scientific models suggest, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2020
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Greenland's massive ice sheet saw a record net loss of 532 billion tonnes last year, raising red flags about accelerating sea level rise, according to new findings.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2020
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Demand for food is set to rise substantially in the coming decades, which raises a question: How well can the ocean fill the gap between current supply and future need?
Environment
Aug 19, 2020
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A new study from oceanographers at NOAA and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) has for the first time described the daily variability of the circulation ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2020
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Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean's depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in Applied Optics reports using a laser-based tool, lidar, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2020
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Not all humans are morning people. Neither, according to a new study, are all sperm whales—at least when it comes to foraging for food.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2020
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in many household products and food packages, have raised concerns because of their persistence and possible toxicity to people and wildlife. Because the compounds don't break ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2020
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New research explores how lower-latitude oceans drive complex changes in the Arctic Ocean, pushing the region into a new reality distinct from the 20th-century norm.
Environment
Jul 10, 2020
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In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases, and how this differs between tropical ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2020
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