oceans

Scientists should investigate renewable energy's impact on oceans

harminka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:23:07 -0500

Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. The study, now published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, highlights potential environmental benefits and threats resulting from marine renewable energy, such as off-shore wind farms and wave and tidal energy conversion devices.

New insight into origins of animal life's origins offered

harminka — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:20:53 -0500

Analysis of a rock type found only in the world's oldest oceans has shed new light on how large animals first got a foothold on the Earth.

Amazon Powers Atlantic Ocean Carbon Sink

harminka — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:51:09 -0500

Nutrients from the Amazon River's outflow spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon cycling in the tropical ocean, say scientists who conducted a multi-year study. They will publish their results this week online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Amazon powers tropical ocean's carbon sink

harminka — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:11:09 -0500

Nutrients from the Amazon River spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon capture in the deep ocean, according to the authors of a multi-year study.

New pathway for methane production in oceans

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:43:50 -0500

A new pathway for methane production has been uncovered in the oceans, and this has a significant potential impact for the study of greenhouse gas production on our planet.

Ocean satellite launch critical to Australian science

harminka — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:01:20 -0500

A new earth observing satellite being launched in California today will help guide future Australian ocean and climate science.

Ocean life under threat from climate change

harminka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:55:38 -0500

The international science community must devote more resources to research into the effects climate change is having on ocean environments, according to a paper published today in the journal Science by researchers at CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship.

Ocean life under threat from climate change

harminka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:55:18 -0500

Sharks face extinction in world's oceans

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:46:37 -0500

Seventy Six percent of oceanic shark and ray species caught in oceans for their valuable fins and meat, face the threat of extinction, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG) said on Friday.

ESA contributes to ocean carbon cycle research

harminka — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:31:20 -0500

The Earth’s oceans play a vital role in the carbon cycle, making it imperative that we understand marine biological activity enough to predict how our planet will react to the extra 25 000 million tonnes of carbon dioxide humans are pumping into the atmosphere annually.

Diatoms Discovered to Remove Phosphorus from Oceans

harminka — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:01:27 -0500

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – its stored in diatoms. The discovery opens up a new realm of research into an element that’s used for reproduction, energy storage and structural materials in every organism. Its understanding is vital to the continued quest to understand the growth of the oceans. The research appears in the May 2, 2008 edition of the journal Science.

A new form of ocean habitat loss

harminka — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:09:19 -0500

Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change