As the climate warms, there is major concern that Earth's ocean will lose oxygen. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa revealed that locked in ancient ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2023
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Florida State University scientists have uncovered answers to a conundrum in Earth's history: Why did marine life experience an extraordinary boom millions of years ago?
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2023
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There is growing consensus that our planet is likely to pass the 1.5℃ warming threshold. Research even suggests global warming will temporarily exceed the 2℃ threshold, if atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) peaks at levels ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2023
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A team of Earth scientists affiliated with several institutions in France, working with a colleague from Norway, has developed a model to help explain the advent of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification—the largest surge ...
New research has revealed the depths warm water-loving reef sharks will go in their search for food, after an international team of scientists tracked silvertip sharks diving as far as 750m below the ocean's surface.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2023
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Changes to the flow of the Labrador Current along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia are leading to sudden warmings or drops in the oxygen levels of the waters in several regions including the St. Lawrence ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2023
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Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers at the University of Michigan have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations.
Nanophysics
May 25, 2023
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Coral reef fish larvae undergo major physiological changes during their short development as they transition from long-distance dispersal in the open ocean to settling on a reef, according to a study by Adam Downie at James ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2023
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A new study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a large team of national ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2023
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A new study of red sea urchins, a commercially valuable species, investigated how different populations respond to changes in their environments. The results show that red sea urchin populations in Northern and Southern California ...
Ecology
Jan 20, 2023
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