ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2011) — Tips to reduce your carbon footprint frequently include buying compact florescent light bulbs, taking your own bag to the grocery store or buying local produce. But how much difference do these actions make? A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that who you are and […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2011) — The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused “massive, ecosystem-wide changes” throughout lakes Michigan and Huron, two of the planet’s largest freshwater lakes, according to a new University of Michigan-led study. The blitzkrieg advance of two closely related species of mussels — the zebra and quagga […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2011) — The first miniature sensors designed to measure saltiness and temperature across the world’s oceans are being put in use on an ambitious expedition. A four-man team of officers from Swanton Morley, UK were to set off to row 3,100 miles from Australia to Mauritius on April 17, 2011. Read the […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2011) — Wind blowing on the ocean is a crucial factor mixing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the ocean depths and keeping it from going back into the atmosphere. For more than two decades scientists have suspected there’s another — possibly substantial — source of energy for mixing that’s generated in […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2011) — Active efforts are required to preserve biodiversity in the seas — that far most people are in agreement. But in our enthusiasm to save uncommon species, we sometimes miss the common species that form the basis of marine ecosystems. ‘Change strategy’ is the challenge to the authorities from researchers at […]
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