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Showing releases 51-75 out of 271. << < 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 > >>
Public Release: 29-Apr-2013
Sustaining Coastal CitiesOceanographer Sylvia Earle kicks off Northeastern's Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference Sylvia Earle, a world-renowned oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer, will deliver the opening address to the College of Science's Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference on the critical role and fragile state of marine ecosystems. Contact: Lori Lennon
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
 Monthly Weather ReviewResearchers develop new metric to measure destructive potential of hurricanes Researchers at Florida State University have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on the size of storms in addition to the duration and intensity, a measure that may prove important when considering a hurricane's potential for death and destruction. 
NOAA, US Geological Survey, US Department of Agriculture
Contact: Vasu Misra
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
Federally funded research & development centers employed more than 3,000 postdoctoral researchers According to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation, 22 of the nation's 39 federally funded research and development centers employed 3,011 postdocs in 2010, the year the latest data are available. Contact: Deborah Wing
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Temperature is also affecting distributions of fish and shellfish on the Northeast Shelf.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact: Shelley Dawicki
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyFish win fights on strength of personality When predicting the outcome of a fight, the big guy doesn't always win suggests new research on fish. Scientists at the University of Exeter and Texas A&M University found that when fish fight over food, it is personality, rather than size, that determines whether they will be victorious.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Contact: Jo Bowler
Public Release: 25-Apr-2013
Nature CommunicationsCompeting pathways affect early differentiation of higher brain structures A new study shows how the strength and timing of competing molecular signals during brain development has generated natural and presumably adaptive differences in a brain region known as the telencephalon -- much earlier than scientists had previously believed.
National Science Foundation
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 25-Apr-2013
PLOS ONEWhy do guppies jump? Pet guppies often jump out of their tanks. One such accident inspired a new study by University of Maryland biologist Daphne Soares, which reveals how guppies are able to jump so far, and suggests why they do it. Contact: Heather Dewar
Public Release: 25-Apr-2013
ScienceWhales able to learn from others Humpback whales are able to pass on hunting techniques to each other, just as humans do, new research has found. Contact: Fiona MacLeod
Public Release: 24-Apr-2013
NatureAncient Earth crust stored in deep mantle Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth's crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive. New research from a team including Carnegie's Erik Hauri demonstrates that oceanic volcanic rocks contain samples of recycled crust dating back to the Archean era 2.5 billion years ago.
BU, National Science Foundation
Contact: Erik Hauri
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
Geophysical Research LettersAGU journal highlights -- 23 April 2013 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Beachfront nourishment decisions: the "sucker-free rider" problem," "Identifying the physical processes that control the stratigraphic record," "Uplift of Zagros Mountains slows down convergence of two plates," "Extensive Antarctic campaign finds cold bias in satellite records," "Measuring tidal displacement using GPS," and "Hydrology affects carbon storage potential of prairie potholes." Contact: Mary Catherine Adams
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
EARTH: Denying sea-level rise In 2009, the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission, a body that controls and regulates coastal development in North Carolina, asked 13 members of its advisory Science Panel to prepare a report on the state of sea-level rise in North Carolina. After the report was published, there was a subsequent maelstrom regarding its utility and validity. In this month's issue of EARTH Magazine, Orrin Pilkey and Alexander Glass from Duke University describe what happened. Contact: Megan Sever
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
International Association for Great Lakes Research Annual ConferenceAWRI researcher honored for Lake Michigan outreach efforts Janet Vail, associate research scientist at Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, will be given the prestigious 2013 Jack Vallentyne Award by the International Association for Great Lakes Research. Contact: Nate Hoekstra
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
GeosphereGeosphere features top geoscience technology, including LiDAR, EarthScope, CHIRP, ALSM, and IODP Geosphere papers posted online 4 and 17 April 2013 use LiDAR, ALSM (Airborne Laser Swath Mapping), EarthScope, CHIRP (compressed high-intensity radar pulse), and IODP (International Ocean Drilling Program) data to further geoscientists' understanding of the nature of Earth. New locations studied: Sakhalin, in the Russian far east; Peña de Bernal nation monument, México; and Andalshatten batholith, central Norway. Geosphere's online-only articles feature a variety of article lengths, stunning figures, and animations or 3-D digital displays. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesStudy: Source of organic matter affects Bay water quality A study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveals that organic carbon in runoff from urbanized landscapes is more likely to persist as it is carried downstream, thus contributing to low-oxygen "dead zones" in coastal waters.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Malmquist
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
PLOS ONEInsights into deadly coral bleaching could help preserve reefs Coral reefs are stressed because of climate change. Researchers from Northwestern University and The Field Museum of Natural History have discovered corals themselves play a role in their susceptibility to deadly coral bleaching due to the light-scattering properties of their skeletons. No one else has shown this before. Using optical technology designed for early cancer detection, the researchers discovered that reef-building corals scatter light in different ways to the symbiotic algae that feed the corals.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesIsraeli scientists discover why soft corals have unique pulsating motion Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate. Their work, which resolves an old scientific mystery, appears in the current issue of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the US).
Israel National Science Foundation
Contact: Jerry Barach
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
Bioinspiration & BiomimeticsSea turtles inspire beach-walking robot A sea turtle-inspired robot has been created by a group of researchers in the US to help understand the mechanics of walking and crawling on complex surfaces. Contact: Michael Bishop
Public Release: 23-Apr-2013
Bioinspiration & BiomimeticsBaby sea turtles and flipper-driven robot reveal principles of moving on sand Based on a study of both hatchling sea turtles and "FlipperBot" -- a robot with flippers -- researchers have learned principles for how both robots and turtles move on granular surfaces such as sand.
National Science Foundation, Army Research Laboratory, Army Research Office, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 22-Apr-2013
Atlantic cod in for even more stress? Researchers have known for some years that the Atlantic cod beats the retreat in the direction of the Arctic when the waters in its traditional habitat become too warm. In summer, shoals from the Atlantic Ocean, for example, are now moving up as far as Spitsbergen into the waters the Arctic cod calls its own. Contact: Sina Loeschke
Public Release: 22-Apr-2013
PLOS ONEStudy shows reproductive effects of pesticide exposure span generations North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has impacts that span multiple generations -- causing the so-called "water fleas" to produce more male offspring, and causing reproductive problems in female offspring.
National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Contact: Matt Shipman
Public Release: 22-Apr-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesBiological activity alters the ability of sea spray to seed clouds Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence their ability to form clouds over the ocean. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists using a new approach to study tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols that can influence climate by absorbing or reflecting sunlight and seeding clouds.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Susan Brown
Public Release: 19-Apr-2013
ScienceMassive amounts of charcoal enter the worlds' oceans Wild fire residue is washed out of the soil and transported to the sea by rivers. Contact: Dr. Manfred Schloesser
Public Release: 19-Apr-2013
PLOS Currents Tree of LifeSomething's fishy in the tree of life A team of scientists led by Richard Broughton, associate professor of biology at the University of Oklahoma, published two studies that dramatically increase understanding of fish evolution and their relationships. They integrated extensive genetic and physical information about specimens to create a new "tree of life" for fishes. The vast amount of data generated through large-scale DNA sequencing required supercomputing resources for analysis. The result is the largest and most comprehensive studies of fish phylogeny to date.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Richard Broughton
Public Release: 19-Apr-2013
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyQuest for edible malarial vaccine leads to other potential medical uses for algae Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine? That's the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer after they demonstrated last May that algae can be engineered to produce a vaccine that blocks malaria transmission. In a follow up study, they got their answer: Not yet, although the same method may work as a vaccine against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kim McDonald
Public Release: 19-Apr-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOcean acidification as a hearing aid for fish? In a new study published in the PNAS, University of Miami and NOAA scientists report stunning new insight into the potential effects of acidification on the sensory function of larval cobia. The study is the first to use micro-CT technology to examine otoliths while still inside the heads of the larval fish. Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
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