Tag Archives: Aquatic ecology

World’s first Digital Map of Seafloor Geology Revealed

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Scientists from the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences have created the first digital map of the seafloor geology.According to the researchers this is the first map in 40 years.  The...

New Study: We Cannot Reverse Climate Change

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Climate change is back in the news today after Obama's plan announcement, but it may not be enough. A new study shows that taking heat-trapping CO2 out of the atmosphere will slow global warming, but...

Plankton Makes Clouds Brighter over Southern Ocean

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Nobody knows what our skies looked like before fossil fuel burning began. Today, about half the cloud droplets in Northern Hemisphere skies formed around particles of pollution. A scary fact when you...

Pink Salmon at Risk due to Freshwater and Ocean Acidification

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Pink salmon that start out their existence in freshwater with lots of carbon dioxide in it may have stunted growth. In fact, some of them may even die off thanks to the acidification. While ocean...

The Ocean Cleanup will start Cleaning Oceans from Plastic in 2016

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Boyan Slat is the 20-year old founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. Mr. Slat got fixated at the problem of plastic waste in the oceans. People know about the large floating fields of plastic waste...

Scientists find 40 Million Genes in Plankton

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We know that plankton feeds wales and other fish, but what exactly is plankton? The microscopic beings drift on the upper layer of the oceans are globally referred to as "plankton". These tiny...

The Rise of Green Tech To Clean Up Oil And Gas Wastes

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Drought, environmental regulation and the heavy reliance on fresh water are prompting big industrial companies, from oil and gas firms to chemical producers, to look at treating their wastewater for...