News articles tagged with 'sea' (Page 2)
Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
— 9 Feb 2011 16:17 | BiologyLeatherbacks. They are the Olympians of the turtle world - swimming farther, diving deeper and venturing into colder waters than any other marine turtle species. But for all their toughness,…
Arctic fisheries' catches 75 times higher than previous reports: UBC research
— 5 Feb 2011 14:06 | EnvironmentUniversity of British Columbia researchers estimate that fisheries catches in the Arctic totalled 950,000 tonnes from 1950 to 2006, almost 75 times the amount reported to the United…
Could the humble sea cucumber save our seas?
— 3 Feb 2011 18:00 | BiologyIt may look like an over-grown slug, but scientists at Newcastle University believe the sea cucumber could play a vital role in the fight to save our seas - and become an unusual addition…
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study
— 28 Jan 2011 16:36 | EnvironmentThe temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland - the warmest water in at least 2,000 years - are likely related to the amplification…
'Hidden plumbing' helps slow Greenland ice flow
— 27 Jan 2011 18:14 | EnvironmentHotter summers may not be as catastrophic for the Greenland ice sheet as previously feared and may actually slow down the flow of glaciers, according to new research…
Eggs show arctic mercury cycling may be linked to ice cover
— 21 Jan 2011 19:56 | EnvironmentAn international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., has suggested…
Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic doubles estimate of climate models
— 19 Jan 2011 18:08 | EnvironmentA new analysis of the Northern Hemisphere's 'albedo feedback' over a 30-year period concludes that the region's loss of reflectivity due to snow and sea ice decline is more than double…
Study finds fisheries management makes coral reefs grow faster
— 15 Jan 2011 15:33 | EnvironmentAn 18-year study of Kenya's coral reefs by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins…
NASA research finds 2010 tied for warmest year on record
— 13 Jan 2011 17:12 | EnvironmentGlobal surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record, according to an analysis released Wednesday by researchers at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)…
Mountain glacier melt to contribute 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100
— 10 Jan 2011 19:21 | EnvironmentMelt off from small mountain glaciers and ice caps will contribute about 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100, according to UBC research published this week in Nature…