News articles tagged with 'oceanography'
UW-built device reveals invisible world teeming with microscopic algae
— 7 Oct 2010 14:54 | BiologyIt just got easier to pinpoint biological hot spots in the world's oceans where some inhabitants are smaller than, well, a pinpoint…
New study reveals decline of marine phytoplankton over the past century
— 29 Jul 2010 11:10 | EnvironmentA new article published in the 29 July issue of the international journal Nature reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as 'phytoplankton' have been declining…
The pitch of blue whale songs is declining around the world, scientists discover
— 10 Dec 2009 10:00 | BiologyThe sound level of songs blue whales sing across the vast expanses of the ocean to attract potential mates has been steadily creeping downward for the past few decades, and a scientist…
Rising tide
— 24 Nov 2008 19:50 | EnvironmentIn 'Dover Beach,' the 19th Century poet Matthew Arnold describes waves that 'begin, and cease, and then again begin... and bring the eternal note of sadness in.' But in the warming…
Scientist warns of mass extinctions and 'rise of slime'
— 15 Aug 2008 14:12 | EnvironmentHuman 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…
Creating a safe zone for endangered right whales
— 9 Jun 2008 11:22 | EnvironmentIt's called the 'area to be avoided,' - 1,000 square nautical miles located in the Roseway Basin region of the Scotian Shelf, just south of Barrington, N.S. And since 1 June, ships…
Life at rock bottom great for bacteria
— 28 May 2008 17:00 | BiologySeafloor bacteria are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, appearing to 'eat' the planet's oceanic crust, according to a new study in Nature. The findings pose intriguing…
Researchers identified a potential 'red tide killer'
— 3 May 2008 17:53 | EnvironmentResearchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a potential 'red tide killer.' Red tides and related phenomena in which microscopic algae accumulate…
Scientists take underwater robot on Black Sea expedition
— 16 Aug 2007 13:40 | EnvironmentUsing a novel underwater robot, University of Delaware marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks,…
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