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Showing releases 26-50 out of 252. << < 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 > >>
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Clemson University researchers to monitor, restore historic campus creek A Clemson University Experiment Station grant of more than $100,000 will enable researchers to monitor and restore part of an historic creek that flows through and around the campus. 
Clemson University Experiment Station
Contact: Cal Sawyer
Public Release: 25-Nov-2012
 Nature GeoscienceFirst evidence of ocean acidification affecting live marine creatures in the Southern Ocean The shells of marine snails -- known as pteropods -- living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. These tiny animals are a valuable food source for fish and birds and play an important role in the oceanic carbon cycle.
Natural Environment Research Council, European Union Marie Curie Early Stage Training Network
Contact: Audrey Stevens
Public Release: 22-Nov-2012
Journal of Experimental BiologyMuscle powers spearing mantis shrimp attacks Mantis shrimps pack a powerful punch, whether they smash or spear their victims. According to Maya deVries and Sheila Patek from University of California, Berkeley, smasher mantis shrimps power their claws' ballistic blows using a catapult mechanism, but how do spearers deploy their weapons? Analyzing the movements of large Lysiosquillina maculata, the duo found that they unexpectedly use muscle power to launch their claw spears although smaller Alachosquilla vicina use a catapult mechanism like smashers.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, National Science Foundation Integrative Organismal Systems
Contact: Kathryn Knight
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Innovative energy project set to use cosmic rays for monitoring A research consortium led by Durham University has won government and industry funding to develop a novel technique using cosmic rays for monitoring storage sites for carbon dioxide.
Department of Energy & Climate Change, and others
Contact: Carl Stiansen
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Journal of Physical OceanographyOcean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice Researchers at MIT have developed a new method to accurately simulate the seasonal extent of Arctic sea ice and the ocean circulation beneath.
National Science Foundation, NASA
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEEmperor penguins use sea ice to rest between long foraging periods For the first time, researchers tracking the behavior of emperor penguins near the sea have identified the importance of sea ice for the penguins' feeding habits. The research, published Nov. 21 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Shinichi Watanabe from Fukuyama University, Japan and colleagues, Japan describes emperor penguin foraging behavior through the birds' chick-rearing season. Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEEating right key to survival of whales and dolphins: UBC research In the marine world, high-energy prey make for high-energy predators. And to survive, such marine predators need to sustain the right kind of high-energy diet. Not just any prey will do, suggests a new study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and University of La Rochelle, in France. Contact: Andrew Trites
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
PLOS ONESeals gamble with their pups' futures Some grey seal mums adopt risky tactics when it comes to the future of their young, a strategy that can give their pup a real advantage, according to scientists.
NERC, Living With Environmental Change partnership, Esmée Fairburn Foundation
Contact: Carl Stiansen
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Nature CommunicationsAlgae can draw energy from other plants Even children learn that plants use sunlight to gather energy from earth and water. Researchers from Bielefeld University have made a groundbreaking discovery: They have confirmed for the first time that a plant, the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, can also draw its energy from other plants. This finding could also have a major impact on the future of bioenergy. The research findings have been released on Tuesday Nov. 20 in the online journal Nature Communications. Contact: Dr. Olaf Kruse
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Journal of Royal Society InterfaceRobotic fish research swims into new ethorobotics waters Polytechnic Institute of New York University researchers have published findings in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface that illuminate the emerging field of ethorobotics -- the study of bioinspired robots interacting with animal counterparts. They studied how real-time feedback attracted or repelled live zebrafish. The fish were more attracted to robots with tail motions that mimicked the live fish. The researchers hope that robots eventually may steer live animal or marine groups from danger.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kathleen Hamilton
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Europe must not lose momentum in marine biodiversity research A new Marine Board Future Science Brief presents a roadmap for marine biodiversity science in Europe and warns against complacency. Contact: Niall McDonough
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Researchers study links between conflict and fisheries in East Africa Dr. Sarah Glaser, a visiting professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has received a two-year, $243,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her study of the links between armed conflict and fishery resources in East Africa's Lake Victoria basin.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Malmquist
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Technology and InnovationNew energy technologies promise brighter future In three studies published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation -- Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, innovators unveil creative technologies that could change our sources of energy, change our use of energy, and change our lives. Contact: Judy Lowry
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Journal of the North AtlanticGreenland's viking settlers gorged on seals Greenland's viking settlers, the Norse, disappeared suddenly and mysteriously from Greenland about 500 years ago. Natural disasters, climate change and the inability to adapt have all been proposed as theories to explain their disappearance. But now a Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an inability to adapt to the Greenlandic diet: an isotopic analysis of their bones shows they ate plenty of seals. Contact: Professor Niels Lynnerup
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
NJIT civil engineer receives NSF grant to study storm's impact on Jersey Shore A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit, NJIT Professor Michel Boufadel was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of the storm on the New Jersey shoreline. Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Research comes home to roost: 6 years later, Revelle returns After a six-year voyage on the high seas, braving crashing waves and typhoon-force winds around the world in the name of science, research vessel Roger Revelle is coming home to San Diego today. Contact: Peter Vietti
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
PLOS ONENew whale shark study used metabolomics to help understand shark and ray health New research from Georgia Aquarium and Georgia Institute of Technology provides evidence that a suite of techniques called "metabolomics" can be used to determine the health status of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the world's largest fish species. Contact: Stephanie Johnson
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
LithosphereLithosphere highlights: Slab dynamics, the Troodos ophiolite, and the Jurassic Bonanza arc The latest Lithosphere articles to go online 26 October through 14 November include studies of slab dynamics both on Earth and on Mars; several discussions of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, as well as other ophiolites; analysis and dating of the Jurassic Bonanza arc, Vancouver Island, Canada; fault system characterization in the central Bhutanese Himalaya; and sandstone dating in northern Russia. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Streams show signs of degradation at earliest stages of urban development The loss of sensitive species in streams begins to occur at the initial stages of urban development, according to a new study by the USGS. The study found that streams are more sensitive to development than previously understood. Contact: Kara Capelli
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Ecological ApplicationsResearchers uncover some good news for BC's troubled salmon populations A University of Alberta led research team has some positive news for British Columbia's pink salmon populations, and the salmon farming industry that has struggled to protect both captive and wild salmon from sea lice infestations. Contact: Brian Murphy
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Current BiologyAbout one million species inhabit the ocean According to an international research in which the Spanish National Research Council has participated, up to 972.000 species of different eukaryote organisms could be found in the oceans. The prediction has been made by 270 taxonomists from 32 different countries. Their conclusions are gathered today in the scientific journal Current Biology. Contact: CSIC Comunicación
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Current BiologyAt least one-third of marine species remain undescribed At least one-third of the species that inhabit the world's oceans may remain completely unknown to science. That's despite the fact that more species have been described in the last decade than in any previous one, according to a report published online on Nov. 15 in the Cell Press publication Current Biology that details the first comprehensive register of marine species of the world -- a massive collaborative undertaking by hundreds of experts around the globe. Contact: Lisa Lyons
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Winners named in 2012 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Competition Stories about the microbial hitchhikers we all harbor, the largest dam-removal project in North America, and issues raised by the new era of personal genomics are among the winners of the 2012 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. The awards, administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since their inception in 1945, go to professional journalists for distinguished reporting for a general audience.
Kavli Foundation
Contact: Earl Lane
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Polar BiologyChanging climate, not tourism, seems to be driving decline in chinstrap-penguin populations The breeding population of chinstrap penguins has declined significantly as temperatures have rapidly warmed on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to researchers funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
NatureNew dating of sea-level records reveals rapid response between ice volume and polar temperature A new study has revealed a rapid response between global temperature and ice volume/sea-level, which could lead to sea-levels rising by over one meter. Contact: Glenn Harris
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