Category: Oceanography
23 May 2013
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Whales Freed from Fishing Gear May Still Die a Slow Death
The effects of being trapped persist long after emancipation
7 May 2013
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Ancient DNA Found Hidden Below Sea Floor
Rare find opens window to 32,000-year-old marine worlds
30 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Getting the Straight Poop From Dolphins
Fecal collections provide clues to marine mammal's diet
4 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Coral Reef Back From the Dead
Isolated reef surprises scientists by recovering from near devastation
3 April 2013
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ScienceShot: The Ghost of Oceans Past
Traditional shark tooth weapons reveal declining biodiversity in the Pacific
21 March 2013
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Warming World Caused Southern Ocean to Exhale
Ocean sediment cores suggest these waters might sequester less CO2 in future
19 March 2013
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Giant Squid Worldwide Are One Species
Genetic study reveals startlingly little diversity in the enigmatic ocean creature
14 March 2013
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Microbes Likely Abundant Hundreds of Meters Below Sea Floor
Deep-crust organisms may constitute largest ecosystem on Earth
1 March 2013
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ScienceShot: The Great Shark Massacre
A new estimate suggests that some 100 million sharks are killed each year, leading to shrinking populations
24 February 2013
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Lost Land Beneath the Waves
The Indian Ocean may conceal an ancient microcontinent
20 February 2013
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Shark of the High Seas Actually a Homebody
First tagging data shows that some oceanic whitetips like to hang out in the Bahamas
20 February 2013
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Dolphins Can Call Each Other, Not by Name, But by Whistle
The discovery that a dolphin can imitate the signature whistle of another offers a glimpse of how these marine mammals converse
25 January 2013
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Seagrass Meadows Shelter Fish in Silence
Underwater pastures disrupt the prey-locating chirps of dolphins
16 January 2013
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ScienceShot: The Mystery of the Beaked Whales
Study reveals population decline in the elusive cetaceans
15 January 2013
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Sloppy Barnacle Sex Shocks Scientists
Short penis no obstacle for "spermcasting" species
7 January 2013
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A Glimmer of Hope for Coral Reefs
New study identifies genes behind coral resilience to climate change
3 January 2013
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El Niños Are Highly Unpredictable
Climate phenomenon even more variable than average during 20th century
20 December 2012
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Coral Reefs Could Be Decimated by 2100
Fresh simulations offer grim outlook on fate of oceans
10 December 2012
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Tree Rings for Lobsters
Newly discovered growth bands reveal crustacean ages for the first time
29 November 2012
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ScienceShot: Keeping Hammerheads Out of the Haul
Electromagnetic fields warn the sharks away from fishing lines
27 November 2012
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ScienceShot: 'Coughing' Scallops Caught on Tape
Mollusks' persistent coughs can reveal poor water quality
6 November 2012
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ScienceShot: Carnivorous Candelabra of the Deep
Researchers discover new sponge species with a gruesome appetite
6 November 2012
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Rare Whales Sighted Live in New Zealand
Species was previously known only from skeletal fragments
25 October 2012
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Oceans Getting Too Hot to Handle?
Tropical marine organisms shifting northward as temperatures rise
16 October 2012
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ScienceShot: Whale Sharks Soak Up the Sun
Giant fish warm up at surface after long dives in cold, deep waters
10 October 2012
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ScienceShot: How the Blue-Ringed Octopus Flashes Its Bling
Cephalopods use brawn to broadcast bright blue light
28 September 2012
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Hermit Crabs Pass Acid Test
What a toy octopus tells us about acidification's impact on deep-sea crustaceans
28 September 2012
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Netting Better Data on Global Fish Stocks
Some well-studied fish are doing better, but many fish stocks are still in decline, study says
7 September 2012
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Slippery When Windy
Spray from whitecaps inside strong hurricanes renders a wavy ocean aerodynamically smooth
7 September 2012
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Vomiting Shrimp and Other Deep-Sea Creatures Light Up the Ocean Floor
Organisms on the ocean floor find prey using bioluminescence
15 August 2012
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Ocean Health Index Shows Room for Improvement
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13 August 2012
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ScienceShot: Fresh Water Fuels Killer Storms
Low-salinity water at ocean surface can boost heat flow to the air, strengthening hurricanes and typhoons
27 July 2012
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Disarming Deep-Sea Tactics
Robotic submersible documents the first squid known to leave parts behind when provoked
18 July 2012
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Did Marine Snot Cause the Ice Ages?
Experiment at sea explores potential technique to cool the globe
17 July 2012
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ScienceShot: Evolution in a Jiffy
Castaway sea stars became hermaphrodites in record time
12 July 2012
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Sailing Expedition Reveals Oceans' Tiniest Secrets
Worldwide plankton sampling effort yields 1.5 million taxa
12 July 2012
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Rising Acidity Brings an Ocean of Trouble
Carbon dioxide emissions have changed the chemistry of oceans in ways that are harming shell-building organisms
3 July 2012
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Two-Faced Fish Tricks Competitors
Male on one side, female on the other may be a strategy for mating success
14 June 2012
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A Three-Way Partnership at the Bottom of the Sea
Bivalves, bacteria, and seagrass help each other thrive in underwater meadows
14 June 2012
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A Rising Tide of Acid Off California
Spiking carbon dioxide levels threaten West Coast ocean ecosystems
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