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Ocean's 'twilight zone' plays important role in climate change

A major study has shed new light on the dim layer of the ocean called the “twilight zone”—where mysterious processes affect the ocean's ability to absorb and…

Volcanic eruptions, ancient global warming linked

The findings were reported in this week’s edition of Science.The study is important, experts say, because it documents the Earth’s response to the release of…

Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle

The total number of carbon atoms on Earth is fixed – they are exchanged between the ocean, atmosphere, land and biosphere. The fact that human activities are…

Buried, Residual Oil is Still Affecting Wildlife Decades After a Spill

Through a series of field observations and laboratory experiments with salt marsh fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax), doctoral student Jennifer Culbertson and…

Envisat Symposium 2007 kicks off in Switzerland

The largest ESA scientific symposium of the year was formally opened today by ESA Director of Earth Observation (EO) programmes Dr Volker Liebig who stressed…

Shipping Lanes Make Way For Dolphins

When passing through the Alboran Sea, merchant ships and fisherman will now be required to travel 20 miles further south off the coast of Almeria. This…

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