Tag: Ocean

Record sea surface temperatures in the Southwest Pacific Ocean: Fiji coral colony reveals warmest temperatures in more than 600 years

Sea surface temperatures in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific Ocean have now been…

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The nutritional preferences of microbes influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean

The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is…

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Land-sea ‘tag team’ devastated ocean life millions of years ago, scientists reveal

Scientists have revealed how a 'tag team' between the oceans and continents devastated marine life…

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Matching dinosaur footprints found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean

An international team of researchers led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching…

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The moon was once covered by an ocean of magma: new data supports the theory

About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia was having a very bad…

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A B.C. man accused of driving into the ocean is facing five new driving charges – B.C

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Research shows that the ocean is becoming too loud for oysters

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle into specific environments, but new research…

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Ocean acidification is keeping fish from coral reefs

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows that ocean acidification simplifies…

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Under pressure: how comb jellyfish have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean

The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable: there is no light; the temperature is…

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Ocean oxygen loss caused a Jurassic mass extinction: could it happen again?

Researchers have discovered a clue in Italian limestone that helps explain a mass extinction of…

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