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Small organisms could dramatically impact world’s climate

In the current issue of Science Express, Michigan State University researchers show that by the end of the 21st century, warmer oceans will cause populations…

NASA Study Using Cluster Reveals New Insights Into Solar Wind

Scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. have, for the first time, directly observed the presence of certain waves in the solar…

Opposite Behaviors? Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Antarctic Grows

A new NASA study shows that from 1978 to 2010 the total extent of sea ice surrounding Antarctica in the Southern Ocean grew by roughly 6,600 square miles every…

Oxygen's ups and downs in the early atmosphere and ocean

Most researchers imagine the initial oxygenation of the ocean and atmosphere to have been something like a staircase, but with steps only going up. The first…

Genetic Patterns of Deep-Sea Coral Provide Insights into Evolution of Marine Life

The ability of deep-sea corals to harbor a broad array of marine life, including commercially important fish species, make these habitat-forming organisms of…

Helping North America’s marine protected areas adapt to a changing climate

Top marine predators like tuna and sharks are suffering from the effects of climate change as the availability of prey decreases and the spatial distribution…

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