Items tagged with ocean

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Catch The Wave Thursday, December 18th, 2008 - 10:41:17 - Anuradha Menon MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean... read more

Europa's Dynamic Ocean Monday, December 15th, 2008 - 18:28:55 - Ehud Rattner One of the moons in our solar system that scientists think has the potential to harbor life may have a far more dynamic ocean than previously... read more

RoboClam - Diggs in Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 - 18:06:26 - Anuradha Menon The simple razor clam has inspired a new MIT robot that could lead to a "smart" anchor that burrows through the ocean floor to reposition itself and... read more

Marine Dead Zones Set to Expand Rapidly Sunday, November 16th, 2008 - 12:56:56 - Ehud Rattner Rising levels of carbon dioxide could increase the volume of oxygen-depleted 'dead zones' in tropical oceans by as much as 50% before the end of the... read more

Mysterious Microbe Found in the Open Ocean Saturday, November 15th, 2008 - 14:38:32 - Anuradha Menon A new microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean... read more

Oceanographic Data to Predict Climate Change Sunday, November 9th, 2008 - 10:30:54 - Anuradha Menon Ecologists and oceanographers are attempting to predict the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate... read more

Climate Change Seeps into the Sea Saturday, October 25th, 2008 - 14:15:38 - Anuradha Menon Good news has turned out to be bad. The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide... read more

First Images of Deepest-Living Fish Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - 16:53:12 - Anuradha Menon The world's deepest living fishes have been filmed for the first time. Scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found... read more

Gas From the Past Reveals Current Climate Saturday, October 4th, 2008 - 10:10:46 - Anuradha Menon Ice core and ocean deposit comparisons show complex links between carbon dioxide levels, ocean currents and climate; may help explain past, present... read more

Mass Extinctions and the 'Rise of Slime' Saturday, August 16th, 2008 - 18:02:21 - Anuradha Menon Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world’s oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or... read more

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