Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen
May 02, 2016 at 9:31 am | jupton Just west of Los Angeles, decimated populations of spiny rockfish rummage for prey among bush-like corals. Cold currents from deep valleys wash nutrients between the Channel Islands, fertilizing plants that are eaten by fish. The fish are eaten by dolphins and pelicans and served with fries to diners watching ocean sunsets from Venice Beach. Rockfish populations that crashed off the southern Californian coast in the 1990s have been protected by fishing..>> view originalTailless Comet C/2014 S3 Could Provide Vital Information About Solar System: Research
Scientists have discovered a new type of comet that is almost tailless. The comet has been named as Manx object, after Manx cats, which are almost tailless. Scientists said that the newly found class of comet may help solve the mystery of as to how the solar system has been formed. In fact, the discovery of new type of comets might even provide clues about the building blocks of earth. Study’s lead author Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii said that most known comets are fr..>> view originalDiving Robot 'Mermaid' Lends a Hand (or 2) to Ocean Exploration
Diving Robot 'Mermaid' Lends a Hand (or 2) to Ocean Exploration by Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer Date: 02 May 2016 Time: 03:04 PM ET OceanOne performs like a human diver, controlled through a touch-sensitive interface. CREDIT: Frederic Osada / Teddy Seguin / DRASSM In Mediterranean waters, off the coast of France, a diver recently visited the shipwreck La Lune — a vesssel in King Louis XIV's fleet — which lay untouched and unexplored on the ocean bottom since it sank in 1664. B..>> view originalSierra Nevada Corporation to build hardware for Mars 2020 rover
Sierra Nevada Corporation to build hardware for Mars 2020 rover Derek Richardson May 2nd, 2016 An artist’s rendering of the 2012 Curiosity rover. The Mars 2020 rover will be of a similar design. Image Credit: NASA Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems division was awarded multiple contracts by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build critical hardware for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. This is the 13th time the company will be helping to build hardware for a mission to the Red Plane..>> view originalAncient DNA Sequencing Sheds Light on Ice Age European Population History
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – An international team led by investigators in the US, Germany, and China has used ancient genome sequencing to garner clues about Europe's population history during the Ice Age, before farming became prevalent on the continent. Get the full story This story is free for registered users Registering provides access to this and other free content. Register now. Already have an account?Login Now.>> view originalBoiling water may have carved mysterious streaks on Mars, study finds
Those mysterious dark lines that grow and fade on some of the Red Planet’s slopes might not have all been caused by water flowing on the surface, but violently boiling off of it, a new laboratory study finds.The findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, reveal the potential pitfalls of judging Martian geology by Earthly standards — and could alter our understanding of water's role in shaping the surface of our rusty, dusty neighbor. Planetary scientists have long been entranced by d..>> view originalThis newly discovered jellyfish looks like something out of 'Avatar'
There's still a lot left to learn about the Mariana Trench and the sea creatures that dwell in its depths, but researchers say they are discovering more with each visit. Take, for example, last week's discovery of a never-before-seen jellyfish. Cameras on the Okeanos Explorer, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel, caught the animal gracefully swimming at a depth of 2.7 miles. NOAA scientists, who called the jellyfish "stunningly beautiful" in a statement, be..>> view original
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