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Rolling 'Sea Grape' Rocks The Fossil Record

A submarine expedition that went looking for visually flashy sea creatures instead found a drab, mud-covered blob that may turn out to be truly spectacular indeed. (original story)

Scientists share knowledge of the sea with Lanai students

What they learn, will be passed on, to keep the bay and other marine areas pristine. (original story)

Expeditions Reveal Gulf Of California's Deep Sea Secrets, As Well As Human Imprints

A submersible voyage was the first to study the biodiversity of the gulf's undersea mountain habitats far below the reach of scuba. (original story)

Sea animals navigate with magnetic maps

SCIENTISTS may have solved one of the most intriguing puzzles in marine biology - how sea creatures navigate across thousands of miles of ocean with pinpoint accuracy. (original story)

Finding Baby Critically Endangered Goliath Grouper Fish Hiding In Mangroves With Help Of High-tech Sonogram

Researchers have announced the world's first use of an acoustic underwater camera to survey juveniles of goliath grouper in mangrove habitats. (original story)

Loggerhead Turtle Territories Defined By Salinity of Sea Water In Western Mediterranean

Researchers have shown that the salinity of sea water could act as a "barrier", preventing the turtles from moving between the areas of the Western Mediterranean. This is why loggerhead turtles from the south and north of the Western Mediterranean do not mix as juveniles. This finding could help in ... (original story)

Victoria's Secret Fashions Steam Up Miami's Fountainebleau

The curvy Fountainebleau Resort in Miami Beach is no stranger to sexy. The historic lodge that once put up legends like Presley and Sinatra handled itself well when invaded by the Angels of Victoria's Secret on ... (original story)

Antarctica Has More Species Than Galapagos, First Comprehensive Inventory Of Life In Antarctica Shows

The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos. The study provides an important benchmark to monitor how they will respond to future environmental change. (original story)

Ocean Growing More Acidic Faster Than Once Thought; Increasing Acidity Threatens Sea Life

Scientists have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought. In addition, they have found that the increasing acidity correlates with increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The increasingly acidic water harms certain sea animals and could reduce the ocea... (original story)

Hotel managed marine reserves: A willingness to pay survey

Abstract: The 2003 Marine Parks Congress recommended networks of marine reserves to be established covering 20-30% of habitats by 2012. (original story)

Bacterial Biofilms As Fossil Makers

Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues. (original story)

Sea Level Rise Alters Chesapeake Bay's Salinity

While global-warming-induced coastal flooding moves populations inland, the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation. (original story)

Solar-powered Sea-slugs Live Like Plants

The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled: It behaves like a plant and is solar-powered, says a biologist who has been studying these tiny creatures for the past decade and has identified a possible cause of their ability to behave... (original story)

New Dolphin Species

Due to unforeseen, unwanted and, I presume, unintended events, the network at my flat died over nigh (original story)

Whales heading in the right direction

Authorities have used satellite technology to confirm 11 whales that survived a mass stranding in Tasmania's far north-west on the weekend remain at sea. (original story)



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