Shallow waters off south Florida topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8C) for several hours on Monday, potentially setting a new world record with temperatures more commonly associated with hot tubs.
Environment
Jul 25, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Florida and the Seattle Aquarium are exploring 100 meters underwater in the Pacific Northwest this summer to learn more about mysterious ghost sharks, one of the strangest beasts from the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2023
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Due to the unclear distribution characteristics and causes of fluoride in groundwater of Mihe-Weihe River Basin (China), there is a higher risk for the future development and utilization of groundwater. Based on the systematic ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 14, 2023
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Between 6.4 and 5.8 million years ago, most of the land bridge that connects North and South America had already emerged and the channels connecting both Pacific and Atlantic oceans were shallow. Recent fossil discoveries ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 13, 2023
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Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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Movement in the Earth's tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36‑million-year cycles by forcing sea levels to rise and fall, new research has shown.
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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The Pacific oyster has taken over in the Swedish west coast county of Bohuslän. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have found that the invasive species accounts for two-thirds of the biomass of all mussel and oyster ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2023
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Magnetotactic bacteria, which can align with the Earth's magnetic field, have been discovered in a new location. Previously observed on land and in shallow water, analysis of a hydrothermal vent has proven that they can also ...
Evolution
Jun 27, 2023
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A team of biologists at the University of Padova, in Italy, has found that female zebrafish use their female reproductive fluid (FRF) to choose which sperm to use for fertilizing their eggs. In their study, published in the ...
One of the most severe marine heat waves on the planet is taking place in the shallow seas around the U.K. and Ireland. That's according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has labeled ...
Environment
Jun 21, 2023
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