Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. The newly discovered area is also far more abundant in marine life than the previously known Abrolhos reef system, one of the world's most unique and important reefs.
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Hundreds of new marine species discovered: Australian scientists Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.
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Warming Risks Antarctic Sea Life Posted: 10 months ago by mahler87
Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn.
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World's Largest Protected Marine Area Created Posted: 10 months ago by MandolinOrange
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change.
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Sea census leads to discoveries of marine wonders Posted: 4 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water and a carpet of tiny crustaceans on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor are among the wonders discovered by researchers compiling a massive census of marine life.
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Ancient deep-sea coral reefs off southeastern US serve as underwater 'islands' in the Gulf stream Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Largely unexplored deep-sea coral reefs, some perhaps hundreds of thousands of years old, off the coast of the southeastern U.S. are not only larger than expected but also home to large fish populations and many newly discovered and unusual species. Results from a series of expeditions to document these habitats and their associated marine life have revealed some surprising results.
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Scientists discover signs of ancient life on Mars Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
For the first time, satellite imagery reveals thick Martian salt deposits scattered across the planet's southern surface, which one planetary scientist claims could be sites of ancient life. The mats of sodium chloride — the same taste-enhancing mineral found on your kitchen table — serve as more evidence of Mars' watery past, and researchers think the briney pools that made them could have been hospitable to life.
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Shark Dating Sites Posted: 3 weeks ago by pocksucket
Or how dumbing down affects the reporting of science research.
The list of ongoing achievements by the The Census of Marine Life is impressive, but shark sex sells.
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Space Alien Ocean Creatures (Video) Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Marine photographers capture ocean life never seen by the human eye.
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Marine Worm's Jaws Say 'Cutting-edge New Aerospace Materials' Posted: 5 months ago by bjk1903
Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use as construction and repair materials for spacecraft, airplanes, and other applications.
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OSU scientists discover oldest known gecko fossil Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum in London have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossil of a gecko, with body parts that are forever preserved in life-like form after 100 million years of being entombed in amber.
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Bizarre creatures discovered deep off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
Marine scientists in Dartmouth sent the robot into the Sable gully marine protected area and several other regions where it registered photos of an octopus with ears that make it resemble "Dumbo the Elephant" and other equally strange animals.
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Marine Plankton Found In Amber Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Marine microorganisms have been found in amber dating from the middle of the Cretaceous period. This completely unexpected discovery will deepen our understanding of these lost marine species as well as providing precious data about the coastal environment of Western France during the Cretaceous.
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Google gives online life to Life mag's photos Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
*this is great*
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Scientists work on Encyclopedia of Life Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
In a whale-sized project, the world's scientists plan to compile everything they know about all of Earth's 1.8 million known species and put it all on one Web site, open to everyone.
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Scientists Identify Gene that Boosts Lifespan, Quality of Life Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The elixir of youth may ultimately be hidden in a poorly-understood gene that not only fosters longevity but enhances quality of life, according to a landmark study released Wednesday.
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Bank run on Second Life Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Now the entire Second Life economy--which could affect more than 8.5 million players--is in trouble.
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Treasure trove of new species deep in Antarctic ocean Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The lightless depths of the Antarctic's Southern Ocean harbor an unexpectedly diverse "treasure trove" of marine life, including more than 700 previously unknown species, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Scientists Discover Life 2 Miles Below Surface of Earth Posted: 2 months ago by fugazi
Not d**k Cheney...
it is a bacterium.
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Building blocks of life formed on Mars Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen and form the building blocks of all life on Earth. By analyzing organic material and minerals in the Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001, scientists have shown for the first time that building blocks of life formed on Mars early in its history. Previously, scientists have thought that organic material in ALH 84001 was brought to Mars by meteorite impacts or more speculatively originated from ancient Martian microbes.
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Extreme life found at record seafloor depth Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have found life about twice as far below the seafloor as has ever been documented before. A coring sample off the coast of Newfoundland turned up single-celled microbes living in searing temperatures about a mile (1,626 meters) below the seafloor.
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