The deadly 9.0-magnitude quake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11 ruptured a relatively small part of a notorious fault that straddles the Pacific seabed, Japanese scientists reported on Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2011
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Hong Kong has banned trawl fishing in its waters, a decision welcomed by conservationists Friday as a crucial move to save fish stocks and revive the city's depleted marine environment.
Ecology
May 20, 2011
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Scotland's first fully protected marine reserve, and only the second in the UK, is already providing commercial and conservation benefits, according to new research.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2011
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By studying collections of a marine bryozoan that date back to a famous 1901 expedition to the South Pole, researchers have found that those organisms were growing steadily up until 1990, when their growth more than doubled. ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2011
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(AP) -- A sunken ship that may be several centuries old and containing green and gray ceramics has been found off remote Indonesian islands recently hit by a tsunami, officials said Thursday.
Archaeology
Dec 16, 2010
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Scientists have uncovered a new large species of squid among 70 types gathered during an exploration of the depths of the Indian Ocean, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature said on Monday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2010
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A study led by Dr Stuart Painter of the National Oceanography Centre helps explain the formation of huge phytoplankton blooms off the southeast coast of South America during the austral summer (December-January). The region ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2010
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The Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been secured and no longer constitutes "a threat," a senior US official said Saturday.
Environment
Sep 4, 2010
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The threat of a new tropical storm forced crews to make preparations to protect the damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well, which could delay plans to permanently seal the leak that led to the environmental disaster.
Environment
Jul 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean is a noisy place. Raindrops smack the surface, waves break, whales sing, and ship engines roar. These can all coalesce into a cacophony of underwater noise that, to many, would just sound like a ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2010
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