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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…

Scripps Oceanography Awarded New Research Building to Study Fragile Marine Ecosystems

This new building will become a resource for marine ecological research at Scripps and for other national and international ocean science organizations that…

Dolphin Population Stunted by Fishing Activities

Populations of dolphins in the Eastern Pacific were expected to increase in abundance after successful regulations and agreements were enacted to reduce…

'Fish Technology' Draws Renewable Energy from Slow Water Currents

Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine…

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