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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
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
GeologyGeology covers multiple disciplines and substantial territory in April's new postings Geology postings from April 4-16, 2013, cover volcanoes, lithospheric phenomena, convergence between north and south China, a kill mechanism for a mass extinction, fossil soils, active faults, explosivity, marine sulfate levels, base metal ore deposits, garnets and diamonds, polar reversals, earthquakes, and archeology. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Journal of Marine BiologyUH SOEST and Hawai'i DAR provide new understanding of rare white shark movement around Hawai'i A study just published by scientists at University of Hawai'i -- Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and Randy Honebrink of the Hawai'i DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources sheds new light on the relatively rare but occasionally recorded presence of white sharks in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, and suggests a new method to help distinguish between white sharks and close relatives, such as mako sharks. Contact: Marcie Grabowski
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Olympic Coast Sanctuary report is 'first step' in addressing effects of climate change A new report on the potential effects of climate change on NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary uses existing observations and science-based expectations to identify how climate change could affect habitats, plants and animals within the sanctuary and adjacent coastal areas.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Keeley Belva
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
2014 Ocean Sciences MeetingProfessor Jack Barth selected as a Fellow of the Oceanography Society The Oceanography Society would like to congratulate professor Jack Barth of the Oregon State University on being selected as the newest TOS Fellow. The citation on Dr. Barth's certificate recognizes his contributions and sustained leadership in all aspects of continental shelf oceanography, and for his commitment to community service. Dr. Barth will be formally recognized during the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb. 23-28, 2014, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact: Jenny Ramarui
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
ScienceFossils provide insight into origin of unique Antarctic ecosystem The origin of the unique plankton ecosystem of the circum-Antarctic Southern Ocean can be traced back to the emergence of the Antarctic ice sheets approximately 33.6 million years ago. This discovery, published today in Science, shows that the development of the sea-ice ecosystem possibly triggered further adaptation and evolution of larger organisms such as baleen whales and penguins. Contact: Joerg Pross
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
100+ million mapped (and growing) records of nearly every living US species Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation or BISON is the only system of its kind; a unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the U. S. and territories. Its size is unprecedented, offering more than 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and growing. And the vast majority of the records are specific locations, not just county or state records.
US Geological Survey
Contact: Gerald "Stinger" Guala
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Global Change BiologyAge matters to Antarctic clams A new study of Antarctic clams reveals that age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change. The research provides new insight and understanding of the likely impact of predicted environmental change on future ocean biodiversity.
Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Paul Holland
Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Seismological Society of America 2013 Annual MeetingSuperstorm Sandy shook the US When Superstorm Sandy turned and took aim at New York City and Long Island last October, ocean waves hitting each other and the shore rattled the seafloor and much of the United States -- shaking detected by seismometers across the country, University of Utah researchers found.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lee J. Siegel
Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
Nature Climate ChangeCutting specific atmospheric pollutants would slow sea level rise With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow sea level rise this century. Scientists found that reductions in four pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly through the atmosphere could temporarily forestall the rate of sea level rise by roughly 25 to 50 percent.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
NatureGenome sequencing of the living coelacanth sheds light on the evolution of land vertebrate International researchers led by Chris Amemiya, Ph.D., Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, has published "The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution" as the cover article in the April 18 issue of Nature.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kay Branz
Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
NatureCoelacanth genome surfaces An international team of researchers has decoded the genome of the African coelacanth. The species was once thought to be extinct, but a living coelacanth was discovered off the African coast in 1938. Coelacanths today closely resemble the fossilized skeletons of their more than 300-million-year-old ancestors. Its genome confirms what many researchers had long suspected: genes in coelacanths are evolving more slowly than in other organisms.
NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute, African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme of the South African National Department, and others
Contact: Haley Bridger
Public Release: 16-Apr-2013
EcologyThis month in Ecology: Oysters, big rivers, biofuels Ecological dimensions of biofuels: a report on the state of the science. Looking to tributaries for conservation gains: a case study in large river fish of the Mississippi Basin. Oyster reefs buffer acidic inputs to Chesapeake Bay. Contact: Liza Lester
Public Release: 16-Apr-2013
NASA imagery shows wind shear hammering Cyclone Imelda Cyclone Imelda has lost both her punch and her hurricane status as the storm moved into an area of higher wind shear and cooler waters in the Southern Indian Ocean.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
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