News articles tagged with 'molluscs'
Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses
— 18 Jun 2009 09:41 | EnvironmentChanges in ocean chemistry - a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity - could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in... — full story
Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas
— 8 Oct 2008 07:18 | EnvironmentThe National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health and Science University to aid in the discovery of new... — full story
Pacific shellfish ready to invade Atlantic
— 8 Aug 2008 16:12 | EnvironmentAs the Arctic Ocean warms this century, shellfish, snails and other animals from the Pacific Ocean will resume an invasion of the northern Atlantic that was interrupted by cooling conditions... — full story
Shells - a unique climate archive on the ocean floor
— 10 Jul 2008 15:21 | EnvironmentMost people who find a seashell during their summer holiday on the coast will probably not be aware that they have found a unique record of the climate. For Professor Bernd Schoene,... — full story
Scientists patent a method to remove organic pollutants from molluscs
— 4 Dec 2007 02:48 | EnvironmentResearchers at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) have patented an innovative method to remove organic pollutants, such as pesticide residues, from... — full story
Dead clams tell many tales
— 30 Oct 2007 04:43 | Geology and palaeontologyInventories of living and dead organisms could serve as a relatively fast, simple and inexpensive preliminary means of assessing human impact on ecosystems. The University of Chicago's... — full story
Ancient whale fall found from Ano Nuevo Island
— 14 Sep 2007 17:24 | Geology and palaeontologyA fossilised whale skeleton excavated 20 years ago amid the stench and noise of a seabird and elephant seal rookery on California's Ano Nuevo Island turns out to be the youngest example... — full story
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