Ocean News
Angela Messina | Apr 19, 2012 10:45 AM
A study conducted by the British Psychological Society determined that being by the seaside had more psychologically positive effects than being in other natural environments such as in an urban park or in the country.
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Angela Messina | Apr 18, 2012 9:32 AM
Researchers studied coral reefs the whole length of the Great Barrier Reef in order to gain a more accurate understanding of how rising ocean temperatures and higher levels of acidity are affecting the planet’s coral.
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Angela Messina | Apr 15, 2012 5:13 PM
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, and people around the world are hosting services and moments of silence in honor of its memory.
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Angela Messina | Apr 12, 2012 11:33 AM
Scientists from DePaul University discovered a unique new species of armored catfish in an Ecuadorian river.
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Angela Messina | Apr 10, 2012 9:35 AM
In a new study, armor covered phytoplankton have demonstrated the ability to adapt to warmer and more acidic water temperatures.
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Angela Messina | Apr 8, 2012 2:24 PM
The right whale, a species that is dangerously close to extinction, now has an unlikely ally: the Whale Alert app.
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Angela Messina | Apr 5, 2012 8:11 PM
Love eating seafood, but concerned about your impact on the environment and worried about the mercury? Well, fear no longer, because Sierra Club has come up with a guide to eating and enjoying sustainable seafood, so that you can “save the seas with your diet.”
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Angela Messina | Apr 4, 2012 10:00 AM
By studying the stickleback fish and how it has adapted to lake and stream environments, Andrew Hendry, an evolutionary biologist, has made advances in solving a debate within the evolutionary biology field.
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Angela Messina | Apr 3, 2012 12:30 PM
Over the past years, locals and scientists have noticed an increase in orca sightings in the Hudson Bay in Northeast Canada.
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Angela Messina | Apr 3, 2012 9:00 AM
Scientists from the Alaska Pacific University studied the Pacific octopus, the largest species of octopus in the world, by attaching small sonic tags to their gills.
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