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Informative articles, animated quizzes, and tons of fun games and activities await you at Earthguide, a website run by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Learn about diatoms, underwater mountains, elephant seals, and much more.
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Public Release: 3-Feb-2012
University of Miami student Bignami among 5 Guy Harvey Scholarship recipients University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science graduate student Sean Bignami received a Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation scholarship for his studies of how the changing chemistry of marine waters as a result of ocean acidification might affect the early development of large marine fish. 
Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 3-Feb-2012
Batchelor Foundation challenge grant to support helicopter purchase The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science announced that it has received a challenge grant for $700,000 from the Miami-based Batchelor Foundation to support its exploration research efforts. The funds will be applied toward the acquisition of a helicopter outfitted with a suite of scientific equipment that will serve as the basis for a one-of-a-kind platform for environmental observations at the School.
Batchelor Foundation
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
 ScienceScientists coax shy microorganisms to stand out in a crowd Scientists have advanced a method that allowed them to single out a marine microorganism and map its genome even though the organism made up less than 10 percent of a water sample teeming with many millions of individuals from dozens of identifiable groups of microbes.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Contact: Sandra Hines
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ocean mapping groups from around the world. Contact: Robert Monroe or Mario Aguilera
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
WHOI scientists will install first real-time seafloor earthquake observatory at Cascadia Fault A $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will fund the first seafloor geodesy observatory above the expected rupture zone of the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia fault -- an offshore, subduction zone fault capable of producing a magnitude 9 earthquake and generating a large tsunami.
W.M. Keck Foundation
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Scientific ReportsHeat and cold damage corals in their own ways, Scripps study shows Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold can also cause significant damage. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown that cool temperatures can inflict more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive in the long run.
National Science Foundation, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Mario Aguilera
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Public Library of Science: Computational BiologyPredicting system crashes in nature and society The researchers present a mathematical methodology that uses easily obtainable information to providing early warning of crashes in natural or societal systems such as fisheries or economies. Contact: Dr. Steven J. Lade
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
BioScienceAre nuisance jellyfish really taking over the world's oceans? Evidence is lacking that populations of jellyfish and similar gelatinous plankton are surging in numbers globally and will likely dominate the seas in coming decades. Rather, increasing scientific and media interest as well as the lack of good baseline data seem to explain the widespread perception of an increase.
National Science Foundation, University of California, State of California
Contact: Tim Beardsley
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a perception that the world's oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such as global warming and overharvesting of fish. Contact: George Foulsham
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and BiochemistryGlobal experts question claims about jellyfish populations A global study has questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide. Contact: Glenn Harris
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Scientific ReportsRoad runoff spurring spotted salamander evolution Spotted salamanders exposed to contaminated roadside ponds are adapting to their toxic environments, according to a Yale paper in Scientific Reports. This study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has adapted to the negative effects of roads apparently by evolving rapidly. Contact: David DeFusco
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
PLoS ONESeagrass meadow found to be composed of extremely old, large organisms Mediterranean seagrass meadows contain genetically identical clones up to 15 kilometers apart, suggesting that these organisms must be thousands to tens of thousands of years old. Contact: Yael Franco
Public Release: 31-Jan-2012
AGU journal highlights -- Jan. 31, 2012 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Fine, jagged ash increased Eyjafjallajökull volcano's influence," "Geological evidence for past earthquakes in Tokyo region," "Much irrigation water comes from non-sustainable sources," "Greenland's pronounced glacier retreat not irreversible," "New record from stalagmites shows climate history in Central Asia," "Io's volcanism influences Jupiter's magnetosphere," and "Massive swarm of tunicates tilts ocean's chemical balance." Contact: Kate Ramsayer
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Major electric utility buys US Solar Decathlon winner WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners, has found a buyer and a permanent site: Electric service provider Pepco is purchasing the high-tech building. The purchase secures WaterShed's future and will make its innovative technology and design available to the public for educational purposes. The house will serve as a "living classroom and laboratory" to demonstrate smart, clean energy options. Contact: Neil Tickner
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Journal of Shellfish ResearchNew probiotic bacteria shows promise for use in shellfish aquaculture The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally friendly management alternative to the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials for disease prevention. Known to the public for their use in yogurt and other foods to improve human digestion and health, probiotic bacteria isolated from other sources can also be used to improve survival, nutrition and disease prevention in larvae grown in shellfish hatcheries.
NOAA Fisheries Service, NOAA Aquaculture Program
Contact: Shelley Dawicki
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Geophysical Research LettersNew CU-Boulder-led study may answer questions about enigmatic Little Ice Age According to new University of Colorado Boulder-led study, the Little Ice Age began abruptly between A.D. 1275 and 1300, triggered by repeated, explosive volcanism, and was sustained for centuries by a self- perpetuating sea ice-ocean feedback system in the North Atlantic Ocean.
National Science Foundation, Icelandic Science Foundation
Contact: Gifford Miller
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPoisonous morning hygiene Professor Dr. Georg Pohnert of the University Jena and colleagues did find out how the microalgae "Nitzschia cf pellucida" makes her deadly 'morning hygiene'. The algae wrap themselves and their surroundings in a highly toxic poison: Cyanogen bromide. Like a 'molecular toothbrush', which removes other micro-organisms thoroughly, every morning this chemical mace 'disinfects' the ground on which these diatoms grow. Thus they can ideally grow and keep direct competitors for light and free space in check. Contact: Axel Burchardt
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Nature Climate ChangeThe Arctic is already suffering the effects of a dangerous climate change Two decades after the United Nations established the Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system", the Arctic shows the first signs of a dangerous climate change. A team of researchers led by CSIC assures so in an article published in the latest issue of the Nature Climate Change magazine. Contact: Alda Ólafsson
Public Release: 29-Jan-2012
Aquatic BiosystemsWhat do killer whales eat in the Arctic? Killer whales are the top marine predator. The increase in hunting territories available to killer whales in the Arctic due to climate change and melting sea ice could seriously affect the marine ecosystem balance. New research published in BioMed Central's re-launched open-access journal Aquatic Biosystems has combined scientific observations with Canadian Inuit traditional knowledge to determine killer whale behavior and diet in the Arctic. Contact: Dr. Hilary Glover
Public Release: 27-Jan-2012
Capturing an octopus-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef A specialized camera that allows scientists to see as reef-dwelling animals do has been built by a team of researchers at the University of Bristol. The team will travel to Lizard Island off the coast of Queensland this year to capture images of the Great Barrier Reef which they hope will provide new insight into this underwater world.
Yulgilbar Foundation
Contact: Hannah Johnson
Public Release: 27-Jan-2012
GeologyWhat really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'? In a study published in the journal Geology, Dr. Peter Swart if the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as "Snowball Earth," are unrelated to worldwide glacial events. Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 26-Jan-2012
Detecting detrimental change in coral reefs Phil Dunstan has watched reefs deteriorate at an alarming rate. Recently he has found that the Landsat Satellite data offers a way to evaluate these changes globally. Using an innovative way to map how coral reefs are changing over time, Dustan now can find 'hotspots' where conservation efforts should be focused to protect these delicate communities.
NASA
Contact: Rani Gran
Public Release: 26-Jan-2012
Landscape EcologyLiving on the edge: An innovative model of mangrove-hammock boundaries in Florida University of Miami Ecologist Donald L. DeAngelis, who is also a researcher for the US Geological Survey, has worked with collaborators to develop a novel computer model describing how future hurricanes and sea level rise may trigger changes to South Florida's native coastal forests.
USGS
Contact: Marie Guma-Diaz
Public Release: 26-Jan-2012
UMass Amherst ecologists among the first to record and study deep-sea fish noises University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet below the North Atlantic. With recording technology now more affordable, Rodney Rountree, Francis Juanes and colleagues are exploring the idea that many fish make sounds to communicate with each other, especially those that live in the perpetual dark of the deep ocean.
MIT SeaGrant
Contact: Rodney Rountree
Public Release: 26-Jan-2012
HydrobiologiaLife beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues, says Texas A&M marine expert Discoveries made in some underwater caves by Texas &M University at Galveston researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine life could be found on distant planets and moons. Contact: Keith Randall
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