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The earth-sun distance found to dramatically alter seasons
An unrecognized effect boosts or diminishes the Pacific cold tongue, likely impacting El Niño/La Niña events and North American weather
Joseph Shavit
Nov 12, 2022


Arctic hydrothermal vent site could help in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers believe that this vent could serve as a natural laboratory and substantially inform the search for extraterrestrial life.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2022


Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters
The Southern Ocean has immense global value, for its ability to regulate global ocean temperature, moderate sea levels, and store carbon.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 24, 2022


Saving our oceans: Novel plastic material biodegrades in ocean water
Around the planet, evidence of plastic pollution stretches from grocery bags in the deep sea to microplastics in our food supplies.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 28, 2022


What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defense
Cool as a sea cucumber - new evidence on how sea cucumbers produce self-defence chemicals may lead to medicines and healthy compounds.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 3, 2022


Generating "Blue Energy" where seawater and river water meet
Scientists have known since the 1950s that it is theoretically possible to generate electricity through the movement of water.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2022


Robotic vehicle makes studying the ocean easy and affordable
Most microplastics sampling requires towing a net behind a boat at a very slow speed, which is both costly and time-consuming.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2022


Strange, 26-foot-long, giant sea worm found by divers
What would typically lead most people to flee the water was something the two guys quickly recognized as completely safe and uncommon.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 20, 2022


Scientists develop a natural alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine
A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like Morphene.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 29, 2022


Sharks take naps with their eyes open!
It turns out these predators love to grab a nap when there’s nothing going on and some actually sleep with their eyes wide open!
Joseph Shavit
Mar 19, 2022


Massive coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia
A "massive" new reef measuring 500 meters (about 1,600 feet) has been discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 13, 2022


Lighted nets shown to dramatically reduce wildlife bycatch while making fishing more efficient
Researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2022


World's largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, researchers found the world's largest fish breeding area known.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 14, 2022


Humans reached remote North Atlantic islands centuries earlier than thought
The lake bed on the island of Eysturoy contains a sediment layer laid down around 500 AD that documents the first arrival of sheep & humans.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 19, 2021


More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck
Researchers reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a sunk ship.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 17, 2021


Bugs and microbes around the world are evolving to eat plastic, study finds
The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 15, 2021


Researchers uncover new insights into dolphins, genetics and habitat
Ocean-dwelling dolphins have repeatedly adapted to life in coastal areas throughout history. It is important to learn more about them.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021


'Floating continent' could collect and recycle plastic from the ocean
'The 8th continent' is an award-winning design that recycles ocean plastic and is completely self-sustainable.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2021


New possibilities for life at the bottom of Earth's oceans, and perhaps on other planets
In the strange, dark world of the ocean floor, underwater fissures, called hydrothermal vents, host complex communities of life.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 29, 2021


South Korea plans to build world’s first floating city by 2025
A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises
Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
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