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Loggerhead turtle territories defined by water characteristics in the Western Mediterranean

The Franco-Spanish research group started to tag more than 1,500 immature loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in 1993, of which 36 were progressively…

No Place Like Home: New Theory for How Salmon, Sea Turtles Find Their Birthplace

At the beginning of their lives, salmon and sea turtles may read the magnetic field of their home area and “imprint” on it, according to a new theory in the…

Rivers are carbon processors, not inert pipelines

Microorganisms such as bacteria and single celled algae in rivers and streams decompose organic matter as it flows downstream. They convert the carbon it…

Modern day scourge helped ancient Earth escape a deathly deep freeze

In their review for Nature Geoscience, UK scientists claim that the Earth never froze over completely during the Cryogenian Period, about 840 to 635 million…

Wilkins Ice Shelf under threat

The ice bridge connects the Wilkins Ice Shelf to two islands, Charcot and Latady. As seen in the Envisat image above acquired on 26 November 2008, new rifts…

Plate tectonics started over 4 billion years ago

A new picture of the early Earth is emerging, including the surprising finding that plate tectonics may have started more than 4 billion years ago — much…

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