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Underwater Microscope Finds Biological Treasures in the Subtropical Ocean

In a recent report in the journal Science, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found abundant colonies of Trichodesmium. The…

Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of marine conditions and the migrations of fish and ocean animals throughout the…

Lunar West Side Story – the SMART-1 Movie

AMIE obtained these images on 29 December 2004, flying over the west edge of the Moon around 70º West longitude. SMART-1 was on an orbit ranging between 1000…

Global atmospheric carbon level may depend primarily on Southern Ocean

Though climate scientists have long debated the reasons behind the variation in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide that occur over lengthy periods in Earth's…

Decline of world's estuaries and coastal seas

Human activity over the centuries has depleted 90% of marine species, eliminated 65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality 10-1,000 fold, and…

Healthy coral reefs of Madagascar resisting damage from climate change

The survey of a previously unexplored region in March 2006 by scientists from Conservation International and its partners documented a much greater variety of…

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