World’s first Digital Map of Seafloor Geology Revealed


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


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


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...

Scientists find 40 Million Genes in Plankton


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...