Oceanography

Meadows of the sea in 'shocking' decline

New Scientist (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Seagrass meadows, an important habitat for shrimps, crabs and juvenile fish, are disappearing fast

The day I met an astronaut

Physics Buzz (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009

Okay, I admit it. When I found out that I standing just a few feet away from Megan McArthur , late of the Hubble repair mission , I freaked out just a little bit. That's the awesome thing about astronauts—they're perhaps the only scientists who have the same effect on people as celebrities do. Despite the fact that she was being assailed by space fans and eager interviewers, Megan was calm, down-to-earth,...

Close Relationship Between Past Warming and Sea-Level Rise

Nasa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009

Scientists have reconstructed sea-level fluctuations over the last 520,000 years, and comparison of this record with data on global climate and CO2 levels from Antarctic ice cores suggests that even stabilization at today's CO2 levels may commit us to much greater sea-level rise over the next couple of millennia than previously thought. (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK) press release)...

Climate Phenomenon Influences England's Chances In The Australian Leg Of The Ashes

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on the results of the Ashes cricket series.

Rising CO2 Levels Lead To Bigger Fish Ears

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009

Image 1: This is a side view of an otolith imaged with a scanning electron microscope. The top is smooth (oriented downward) and the bottom is pitted. The holes are approximately 1-2 microns in diameter. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San DiegoImage 2: These are fertilized eggs of white seabass, each containing an embryo with an attached yolk sac and oil globule (droplet). Credit:...

• High carbon dioxide levels cause abnormally large fish ear bones - Physorg

Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australian leg of the Ashes

Physorg (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on the results of the Ashes cricket series. When the series is held in Australia, the Australian Cricket team is more likely to succeed after El Nino years, while the England cricket team has a historically better record following La Nina years (the opposite phase), according to a study published today in...

• Climate Phenomenon Influences England's Chances In The Australian Leg Of The Ashes Cricket Series - Science Daily
• Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australian leg of the Ashes - Eurekalert

Bony Structures Essential In Fish Orientation And Acceleration

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009

Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has shown for the first time that CO2 can impact a fundamental bodily structure in fish.A brief paper published in the June 26 issue of the journal Science describes experiments in which fish that...

High carbon dioxide levels cause abnormally large fish ear bones

Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009

Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California - San Diego has shown for the first time that CO2 can impact a fundamental bodily structure in fish.

Citation Briefs: Journals Ranked by Impact: Oceanography and Other Briefs

Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009

+ Journals Ranked by Impact: Oceanography + Civil Engineering: High-Impact U.S. Institutions, 2004-08 + What’s the “Hot” Paper in Biology See Also: Current Classic Papers The papers drawn from Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters have the greatest absolute increase in citations from January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2008, the previous bimonthly period (sixth of 2008) to...

Close relationship between past warming and sea-level rise

Physorg (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009

Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, along with colleagues from Tuebingen and Bristol have reconstructed sea-level fluctuations over the last 520,000 years. Comparison of this record with data on global climate and CO2 levels from Antarctic ice cores suggests that even stabilization at today's CO2 levels may commit us to much greater sea-level rise over the next couple of...

• Close relationship between past warming and sea-level rise - Eurekalert

FLASHBACK: The Infrasound Renaissance

Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009

On April 23, 2001, scientists manning a network designed to detect covert nuclear tests noticed something unusual - a very "loud" sound coming from above the Pacific Ocean. This global network, consisting of sensitive sound-recording instruments, had picked up on a large meteor slamming into the atmosphere several hundred miles west of Baja California, and exploding with a force comparable...

FLASHBACK: Climate change by Jupiter

Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009

The alignment of the planets, and especially that of Jupiter and Saturn, control the climate on Earth. So explained Rhodes Fairbridge of Columbia University, a giant in science over much of the last century whose accomplishments are perhaps unsurpassed for their breadth, depth, and volume. This one man authored or co-authored 100 scientific books and more than 1,000 scientific papers, he edited the...

Oceanography: Glowing oceans

Nature (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009

Biogeosciences6, 779–794 (2009)Building on earlier research into global assessments of ocean productivity, a team led by Michael Behrenfeld of Oregon State University in Corvallis reports the first satellite-based evidence linking phytoplankton fluorescence to iron stress in surface waters.Using images collected by

Researchers dive into ancient treasure

Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009

Archaeologists from Britain's University of Nottingham and Greece's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture are using digital equipment to unlock the mystery behind the ancient Greek town of Pavlopetri, thought to be the oldest submerged town in the world. Discovered and mapped by researchers of the Institute of Oceanography at Cambridge University in 1968, no other work has since...

Augustine Committee Members, First Public Meeting

Life at the Frontier (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009

The membership of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee was announced today . The committee is described as an "independent review of U.S. human space flight plans", though the announcement came through NASA, so it's a little unclear exactly who selected the members. In any case, it does appear to be a well qualified group coming from diverse interests in the space community....

Oceans On The Precipice Of Mass Extinctions And Rise Of Slime

dacomboman | 08/18/2008

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 perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic problems they are facing.

Sea life park was sold!

lorenaak | 05/02/2008

PARQUES REUNIDOS ACQUIRES SEA LIFE PARK Spanish Company is Among the World's Largest Entertainment Groups HONOLULU – Sea Life Park, the renowned aquarium and the largest marine mammal facility in Hawaii, has been sold to Parques Reunidos Group, one of the world's leading entertainment companies.