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Showing releases 251-275 out of 275.
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
 Plant JournalBiologists produce rainbow-colored algae What can green algae do for science if they weren't, well, green? That's the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer when they engineered a green alga used commonly in laboratories, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, into a rainbow of different colors by producing six different colored fluorescent proteins in the algae cells. 
US Department of Energy, California Energy Commission
Contact: Kim McDonald
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
Transactions of the American Fisheries SocietyStocking Florida bass in Texas reservoirs may alter stream systems connected to stocked reservoirs A genetic analysis by Baylor University biologists suggests that the stocking of Florida bass in Texas reservoirs impacts bass populations far beyond the actual stocking location. Contact: Frank Raczkiewicz
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
Tracking sediments' fate in largest-ever dam removal Any day now, the world's largest dam-removal project will release a century's worth of sediment. For marine geologists, it's a unique opportunity to study natural and engineered river systems.
National Science Foundation, Washington Sea Grant
Contact: Hannah Hickey
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
CITESCITES: Crucial for conserving sharks and rays Government delegates to the 16th meeting of the 178 member States of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora convening in Bangkok, Thailand this week can help conserve some of the world's most threatened sharks and rays. Contact: Stephen Sautner
Public Release: 6-Mar-2013
Geologic Problem Solving with Microfossils IIIFossil CSI: Prehistoric clues to oil, environment revealed More than 200 delegates from around the world will assemble at the University of Houston Mar. 10-13 to share research and discoveries about oil and the environment at a conference on the economic and environmental use of fossils. Presentations will show how microfossils are used to understand environmental conditions, such as global warming and cooling, from prehistoric times to the present, as well as how they provide clues to finding oil and gas resources. Contact: Lisa Merkl
Public Release: 6-Mar-2013
2013 GSA Northeastern Section MeetingGSA Meeting: Hydraulic fracturing, digital technologies, and the impact of Hurricane Sandy Geoscientists from across the northeastern US and beyond will convene in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, on 18-20 March to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region. Field trip topics include the Mount Washington Observatory and glacial geology and archeology in the Northern White Mountains. Symposia cover climate change, the Northern Appalachians, and the history of geology in the Northeast. Contact: Christa Stratton
Public Release: 6-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the Royal Society ABreaking the rules for how tsunamis work Until now, it was largely believed that the maximum tsunami height onshore could not exceed the depth of the seafloor. But new research shows that when focusing occurs, that scaling relationship breaks down and flooding can be up to 50 percent deeper with waves that do not lose height as they get closer to shore. Contact: Robert Perkins
Public Release: 6-Mar-2013
New grant expands beach water research at Presque Isle State Park Mercyhurst University has received a new grant to augment its ongoing research of emerging contaminants in the recreational waters of Lake Erie at Presque Isle State Park.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
Contact: Debbie Morton
Public Release: 5-Mar-2013
UBC scientists, nature photographers launch Philippines expedition with crowdfunding Marine scientists and the world's top nature photographers are teaming up to reveal for the first time the beauty of a rare double-barrier reef in the Philippines -- and the imminent threats it faces -- with the help of citizens around the world. Contact: Tyler Stiem
Public Release: 5-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the Royal Society BStressed-out tadpoles grow larger tails to escape predators When people or animals are thrust into threatening situations such as combat or attack by a predator, stress hormones are released to help prepare the organism to defend itself or to rapidly escape from danger -- the so-called fight-or-flight response.
University of Michigan/Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Science Foundation
Contact: Jim Erickson
Public Release: 4-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOne law to rule them all -- sizes within a species appear to follow a universal distribution Researchers discovered what might be a universal property of size distributions in living systems. If valid throughout the animal kingdom, it could have profound implications on how we understand population dynamics of large ecosystems. Contact: Lionel Pousaz
Public Release: 1-Mar-2013
Limnology & OceanographyNew study reveals how sensitive US East Coast regions may be to ocean acidification A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern US and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in acidity. The study, which measures varying levels of carbon dioxide and other forms of carbon in the ocean, was conducted by scientists from 11 institutions across the US and was published in the journal Limnology and Oceanography.
NOAA/Global Carbon Cycle Program
Contact: Press Office
Public Release: 1-Mar-2013
Nature GeoscienceScientists identify ancient micro-continent under the Indian Ocean Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool have found evidence of an ancient micro-continent buried beneath the Indian Ocean. Contact: Sarah Stamper
Public Release: 28-Feb-2013
Nature GeneticsSea lamprey genome mapped with help from scientists at OU Two scientists from University of Oklahoma help map genome of sea lamprey
National Human Genome Research Institute
Contact: Angela Startz
Public Release: 28-Feb-2013
New marine species discovered in Pacific Ocean Nova Southeastern U. Professor Jim Thomas leads international expedition in Papua New Guinea that finds new species of sea slugs, feather stars and amphipods, a shrimp-like animal. Contact: Ken Ma
Public Release: 28-Feb-2013
Nature CommunicationsToxic oceans may have delayed spread of complex life A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans. The research, published online this week in the journal Nature Communications, considers the composition of the oceans 550-700 million years ago and shows that oxygen-poor toxic conditions, which may have delayed the establishment of complex life, were controlled by the biological availability of nitrogen.
Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Jo Bowler
Public Release: 28-Feb-2013
Ecology LettersReducing numbers of 1 carnivore species indirectly leads to extinction of others Previous studies have shown that carnivores can have indirect positive effects on each other, which means that when one species is lost, others could soon follow. A team from the University of Exeter and the University of Bern has now found that reducing the numbers of one species of carnivore can lead to the extinction of others. Contact: Jo Bowler
Public Release: 27-Feb-2013
NASA's Aquarius sees salty shifts The colorful images chronicle the seasonal stirrings of our salty world: Pulses of freshwater gush from the Amazon River's mouth; an invisible seam divides the salty Arabian Sea from the fresher waters of the Bay of Bengal; a large patch of freshwater appears in the eastern tropical Pacific in the winter. These and other changes in ocean salinity patterns are revealed by the first full year of surface salinity data captured by NASA's Aquarius instrument.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contact: Maria-Jose Vinas
Public Release: 27-Feb-2013
Elsevier announces the launch of a new journal: Methods in Oceanography Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal: Methods in Oceanography. Contact: Marije Hoogstrate
Public Release: 27-Feb-2013
ZooKeysScent of a coral: Symbiosis between 2 new barnacle species and a gorgonian host Two new species of sessile barnacles were discovered in the waters of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea. The newly described animals seem to demonstrate astonishing preference to a particular gorgonian (sea fan) host. Like in a love story, the recognition of "the one" is believed to happen through pheromones. The study was published in the open access, peer-reviewed journal Zookeys. Contact: Dana Carrison-Stone
Public Release: 27-Feb-2013
Environmental EvidenceHow much protection is enough? Protection of marine areas from fishing increases density and biomass of fish and invertebrates (such as lobster and scallops) finds a systematic review published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Evidence. The success of a protected area was also dependent on its size and on how it was managed, however even partial protection provides significant ecological benefits. Contact: Hilary Glover
Public Release: 27-Feb-2013
Journal of Experimental BiologyNemo helps anemone partner breath by fanning with his fins Nestled amongst the tentacles of their anemone sanctuary, clownfish have reached an amicable arrangement with their deadly hosts. But what does the anemone get in return? Joe Szczebak and colleagues from Auburn University, USA, have discovered that the helpful fish increase the flow of water through their anemone-haven at night improving the anemone's oxygen supply when it is scarce.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Nicola Stead
Public Release: 26-Feb-2013
Biology LettersShip noise makes crabs get crabby A study published today in Biology Letters found that ship noise affects crab metabolism, with the largest crabs faring the worst, and found little evidence that crabs acclimatize to noise over time.
Defra, Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Caroline Clancy
Public Release: 25-Feb-2013
Nature Climate ChangeScientists create new maps depicting potential worldwide coral bleaching by 2056 New maps by scientists with NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies show how rising sea temperatures are likely to affect all coral reefs in the form of annual coral bleaching events under different emission scenarios.
Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative, US National Research Council, CNRS
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 24-Feb-2013
Nature GeoscienceFragments of continents hidden under lava in the Indian Ocean A new micro-continent has been detected under Mauritius and Reunion. Contact: F. Ossing
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