Items tagged with ocean

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New Hybrid Whale Discovered in Arctic Thursday, January 27th, 2011 - 09:16:31 - Anuradha Menon They may be polar opposites, but something is attracting two species of minke whales, producing at least one hybrid offspring, a new study says. A... read more

Pluto Has Oceans Under Ice? Saturday, December 18th, 2010 - 09:23:43 - Anuradha Menon Frigid Pluto, home to some of our solar system's chilliest real estate, may well harbor an ocean beneath its miles-thick ice shell, new research... read more

American Indian Sailed to Europe? Monday, November 29th, 2010 - 18:06:32 - Anuradha Menon Five hundred years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, a Native American woman may have voyaged to Europe with Vikings, according to a provocative... read more

Solitary Fish Hit Rock Bottom Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 - 18:36:38 - Anuradha Menon Zebrafish that stop swimming when left without company are showing promise as the first fish model of a human mood disorder. In 2005, when... read more

Coral Bleaching Goes from Bad to Worse Monday, November 22nd, 2010 - 12:30:20 - Anuradha Menon The year 2005 was devastating for coral, with unusually warm waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea causing one of the worst... read more

Return Of La Nina Friday, September 17th, 2010 - 10:06:08 - Anuradha Menon La Niña, the climatic event in which swathes of the equatorial east-central Pacific cool, strengthened through August, according to reports... read more

Ocean's Color Affects Hurricane Paths Sunday, August 15th, 2010 - 14:12:11 - Ehud Rattner A change in the color of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a... read more

Will More Fishing Reverse Lionfish Invasion? Monday, August 9th, 2010 - 16:00:26 - Ehud Rattner A new study looking at how to curb the rapid growth of lionfish, an invasive species not native to the Atlantic Ocean, suggests that approximately 27... read more

Volcanic Eruptions and Ocean Life Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 - 11:56:02 - Ehud Rattner The volcanic eruption in Iceland has given scientists a unique opportunity to study its effect on marine biology. An international team of scientists... read more

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