News articles tagged with 'sea' (Page 3)
Polar bears: On thin ice? Extinction can be averted, scientists say
— 16 Dec 2010 17:19 | EnvironmentPolar bears were added to the threatened species list nearly three years ago when their icy habitat showed steady, precipitous decline because of a warming climate…
Bering Sea was ice-free and full of life during last warm period, study finds
— 14 Dec 2010 20:03 | EnvironmentDeep sediment cores retrieved from the Bering Sea floor indicate that the region was ice-free all year and biological productivity was high during the last major warm period in Earth's…
Global sea-level rise at the end of the last Ice Age
— 2 Dec 2010 20:13 | EnvironmentSouthampton researchers have estimated that sea-level rose by an average of about 1 metre per century at the end of the last Ice Age, interrupted by rapid 'jumps' during which it rose…
Many coastal wetlands likely to disappear this century
— 2 Dec 2010 19:01 | EnvironmentMany coastal wetlands worldwide - including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast - may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the…
Underwater robots on course to the deep sea
— 25 Nov 2010 16:30 | EnvironmentEven when equipped with compressed-air bottles and diving regulators, humans reach their limits very quickly under water. In contrast, unmanned submarine vehicles that are connected…
Novel ocean-crust mechanism could affect world's carbon budget
— 16 Nov 2010 12:27 | EnvironmentThe Earth is constantly manufacturing new crust, spewing molten magma up along undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates. The process is critical to the planet's metabolism,…
First cold water coral ecosystem discovered off the coast of Mauritania
— 13 Nov 2010 09:50 | BiologyFrom previous research projects, Professor Andre Freiwald, head of the marine research department (Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven) already had an idea of the extent of the cold…
Last 'tango' in space
— 3 Nov 2010 19:10 | EnvironmentAdding to their unique information from previous tandem missions, ESA's ERS-2 and Envisat satellites have been paired up again - for the last time. Data from this final duet are generating…
Atlantic sea turtle population threatened by egg infection
— 30 Oct 2010 16:53 | EnvironmentAn international team of Mycologists and Ecologists studying Atlantic sea turtles at Cape Verde have discovered that the species is under threat from a fungal infection which targets…
Is the ice in the Arctic Ocean getting thinner and thinner?
— 22 Oct 2010 19:10 | EnvironmentThe extent of the sea ice in the Arctic will reach its annual minimum in September. Forecasts indicate that it will not be as low as in 2007, the year of the smallest area covered by…