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Public Release: 13-Jun-2012
Stanford marine biologist Barbara Block wins Rolex Award for Enterprise Barbara Block, a professor at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station, has been named a 2012 Rolex Laureate for her plan to monitor and protect large marine predators in the "Blue Serengeti" off California's coast. 
Rolex
Contact: Max McClure
Public Release: 13-Jun-2012
North-East Passage soon free from ice again? The North-East Passage, the sea route along the North coast of Russia, is expected to be free of ice early again this summer. The forecast was made by sea ice physicists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association based on a series of measurement flights over the Laptev Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. Contact: Sirna Loeschke
Public Release: 13-Jun-2012
 ScienceNTU researchers study little mighty creature for scientific breakthrough A blueprint derived from studying the mantis shrimp's club-like appendages could lead to making ceramics -- today's preferred material for medical implants and military body armor -- many times stronger. Contact: Lester Kok
Public Release: 13-Jun-2012
NatureWhere we split from sharks: Common ancestor comes into focus The common ancestor of all jawed vertebrates on Earth resembled a shark, according to a new analysis of the braincase of a 290-million-year-old fossil fish that has long puzzled paleontologists. Research on Acanthodes bronni, a Paleozoic fish, sheds light on the evolution of the earliest jawed vertebrates and offers a glimpse of the last common ancestor before the split between the earliest sharks and the first bony fishes -- the lineage that would eventually include human beings.
National Science Foundation, Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Rob Mitchum
Public Release: 12-Jun-2012
Proceedings of the Royal Society BNew report puts real numbers behind history of oyster reefs In an effort to advance the field of coastal restoration, The Nature Conservancy and a team of scientists from more than a dozen management agencies and research institutions led by the University of Cambridge conducted an in-depth study of oyster reef area and, for the first time, the actual biomass (the "living weight") of oyster reefs in dozens of estuaries throughout the United States. Contact: Philine zu Ermgassen
Public Release: 11-Jun-2012
Nature Climate ChangeResearch shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming over past 50 years New research by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and international collaborators shows that the observed ocean warming over the last 50 years is consistent with climate models only if the models include the impacts of observed increases in greenhouse gas during the 20th century. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 11-Jun-2012
EcologyRecreational fishing causes Cape Cod salt marsh die-off As recreational fishing activity has reduced predators in many of Cape Cod's salt marsh ecosystems, Sesarma crabs have feasted on grasses, causing dramatic die-offs of the marshes, according to a new study. The researchers assessed the "trophic cascade" in several experiments that also ruled out alternative explanations for the problem.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Orenstein
Public Release: 11-Jun-2012
New paints prevent fouling of ships' hulls The colonization of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed new environmentally-friendly and effective bottom paints to prevent this. Contact: Thomas Backhaus
Public Release: 10-Jun-2012
Nature GeoscienceUndersea volcano gave off signals before eruption in 2011 A team of scientists that last year created waves by correctly forecasting the 2011 eruption of Axial Seamount years in advance now says that the undersea volcano located some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before its impending eruption.
National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Bill Chadwick
Public Release: 8-Jun-2012
GeologyNew Geology postings illustrate complex systems and innovative results Analysis of the water content of hydrous minerals in martian meteorites shows that Mars' interior is as wet or even wetter than Earth's mantle; detailed examination of well-preserved organic structures in Ediacaran specimens illustrates the "dawn of skeletogenesis"; a study of stromatolites in Nevada suggests that complex ecological phenomena such as reef-building began sooner than previously thought; and new findings regarding coral reef systems call for a "re-think" of prevailing models of reef growth dynamics. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 8-Jun-2012
Capitol Hill Oceans WeekHolland America and Marine Conservation Institute announce historical marine ecology awards Holland America Line and Marine Conservation Institute announce the recipients of the 2012 Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants in Marine Environmental History and Historical Marine Ecology. Funded through a partnership between Marine Conservation Institute and Holland America Line, the program supports efforts of promising young scientists and graduate students to study the history of ocean ecology to predict future impacts from human interactions.
Holland America Line
Contact: Lance Morgan
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
PLOS ONEScientists find that rain may not always be a welcome thing to waterbirds Scientists from the Smithsonian and colleagues have found that waterbird communities can be the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to detecting the health of urban estuary ecosystems. Their research revealed that the types of waterbirds that inhabit urban estuaries are influenced not only by urban development, but also by a far more natural process -- rain. The team's findings are published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. Contact: John Gibbons
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
12th International Coral Reef SymposiumCoral reef experts to present latest coral reef science during July symposium The 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, the world's leading coral reef science conference held once every four years, will begin Monday, July 9, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The current line-up of daily media briefings, which will include presentations and discussion by scientists and experts in the featured topic areas, follows. Contact: Jackie Marks
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
Floating dock from Japan carries potential invasive species When debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan began making its way toward the West Coast of the United States, there were fears of possible radiation and chemical contamination as well as costly cleanup. But a floating dock that unexpectedly washed ashore in Newport this week and has been traced back to the Japanese disaster has brought with it a completely different threat -- invasive species. Contact: John Chapman
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
ScienceScientists discover huge phytoplankton bloom in ice-covered waters A team of researchers, including scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, discovered a massive bloom of phytoplankton beneath ice-covered Arctic waters. Until now, sea ice was thought to block sunlight and limit the growth of microscopic marine plants living under the ice. Contact: WHOI Media Relations Office
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
Navy researchers seek to improve weather prediction for global operations With the Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning this month, the Office of Naval Research is pursuing a number of projects to help Navy forecasters and meteorologists predict storms better. ONR's efforts in funding ocean research are yielding enhanced weather and ocean prediction models -- highlighted in a new video -- that help Navy leaders understand how to route ships around the globe to avoid storms and Arctic ice flows, reduce fuel consumption, and promote safety.
Office of Naval Research
Contact: Peter Vietti
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
Trends in Ecology and EvolutionCaribbean wins the seaweed Olympics Coral reefs might seem to be tranquil environments but in fact a battle is constantly waged between corals and seaweeds fighting over space. Scientists have known for some time that seaweeds can gain the upper hand if corals are damaged by hurricanes or excessively warm sea temperatures that cause coral bleaching. But a new study, published online today, reveals that Caribbean seaweeds are the equivalent of Olympian athletes compared those found on coral reefs elsewhere.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Contact: George Roff
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
Groundbreaking science at new NIST-funded complex at Univ. of Miami's Rosenstiel School UM will be breaking ground on a new complex funded in part through a $15 million NIST ARRA grant. Taking place during the first week of the Atlantic Hurricane season, this facility will be used to study hurricanes, storm surge, high winds, etc., as well as human health and coastal interactions in this era of climate change.
National Institute for Standards and Technology
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez, UM Rosenstiel School
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
ScienceArmored caterpillar could inspire new body armor Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be transformed by incorporating the unique structure of the club-like arm of a crustacean that looks like an armored caterpillar, according to findings by a team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering and elsewhere published online today, June 7, in the journal Science.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Sean Nealon
Public Release: 7-Jun-2012
Bioinspiration & BiomimeticsEngineered robot interacts with live fish A bioinspired robot has provided the first experimental evidence that live zebrafish can be influenced by engineered robots. Contact: Michael Bishop
Public Release: 6-Jun-2012
Scientific ReportsStanford researchers help predict the oceans of the future with a mini-lab Scientists from the Stanford and elsewhere joined to create a mini-lab in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The device can simulate predicted future ocean conditions – such as rising carbon dioxide levels – and their effects on ecosystems such as coral.
Australian Research Council, Queensland Government, National Science Foundation, Pacific Blue Foundation
Contact: Mark Shwartz
Public Release: 6-Jun-2012
NatureToday's climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than in past 12 million years Until now, studies of Earth's climate have documented a strong correlation between global climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide; that is, during warm periods, high concentrations of CO2 persist, while colder times correspond to relatively low levels.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 6-Jun-2012
OceanographyCornell researchers warn that Arctic ice melt is setting stage for severe winters A dramatic melt-off of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is hitting closer to home than millions of Americans might think – triggering a domino effect leading to increased odds of severe winter weather outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere's middle latitudes, according to new research published by Cornell Professor Charles H. Greene and Senor Research Associate Bruce C. Monger in Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Contact: John Carberry
Public Release: 6-Jun-2012
PLOS ONEMicrobial communities shifted dramatically after Deepwater Horizon spill Communities of microbial organisms -- species such as nematodes, protists and fungi -- on beaches along the Gulf of Mexico changed significantly following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, research from the University of New Hampshire's Hubbard Center for Genome Studies and partners found. The findings analyzed marine sediments from five Gulf Coast sites prior to and several months following shoreline oiling.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Beth Potier
Public Release: 6-Jun-2012
NatureStudy predicts imminent irreversible planetary collapse Using scientific theories, toy ecosystem modeling and paleontological evidence as a crystal ball, 18 scientists, including one from Simon Fraser University, predict we're on a much worse collision course with Mother Nature than currently thought. In 'Approaching a state-shift in Earth's biosphere,' a paper just published in Nature, the authors, whose expertise span a multitude of disciplines, suggest our planet's ecosystems are careening towards an imminent, irreversible collapse. Contact: Carol Thorbes
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