Did a crashing meteor kick-start Ice Ages?
September 20th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 20 (IANS) A gigantic meteor collided with the earth about 2.5 million years ago, generating the mother of all tsunamis, hundreds of metres high, possibly plunging the planet ... Read more...
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‘Southern ocean re-routes 40 percent of carbon emissions’
July 31st, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) The Southern Ocean re-routes as much as 40 percent of the annual global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, helping the world's oceans absorb them, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Underwater vehicle aims to mimic stingrays
July 29th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS) Engineers are trying to emulate the effortless but powerful swimming motions of stingrays and mantarays by creating their own ray-like machine modelled on nature."They (rays) are ... Read more...
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Hundreds of bars of silver rescued from WWII shipwreck
July 19th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several hundreds of bars of silver have been recovered from a wrecked World War II. The booty was recovered from the wreck of the ship off ... Read more...
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CO2 hidden in ocean during Ice Age
March 30th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 30 (IANS) Much of the CO2 was hidden in the ocean, which explains its low atmosphere concentration during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago, researchers say.Climate researchers ... Read more...
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Ocean warming might hit microbes’ carbon storage capacity
February 13th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Climate change is warming the oceans and preventing water layers from mixing, which could upset the carbon storage capacity of microbes and plankton.As the ocean surface ... Read more...
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Now, make trips to Titanic wreck at $61,000
December 27th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) People willing to take a look at the then world's biggest ocean liner, the Titanic, will be able to make trips to the wreck at the ... Read more...
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Sensorbots to track ocean health round-the-clock
December 21st, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) Scientists have discovered sensorbots equipped with bio-geo-chemical sensors that will monitor key events in the ocean like underwater earthquakes and hydrothermal vents. The device promises ... Read more...
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Strong currents accelerate Antarctic ice melt
June 27th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 27 (IANS) Strong ocean currents are eroding the ice beneath West
Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, accelerating its melting.
According to one estimate, the total collapse of Pine Island ... Read more...
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500K tons of hydrocarbons released during Gulf of Mexico oil discharge
February 14th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean, according to a new University of Georgia study.The authors conclude that such a large gas ... Read more...
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Gulf spill study shows long-term toxic effect of dispersants
January 27th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution examines the impact the deep-water residue of oil and dispersant-which some say has its own toxic effects-might have had ... Read more...
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Scientists say life thrives in porous rock deep beneath seafloor
December 8th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 08 (ANI): Compelling evidence for an extensive biological community living in porous rock deep beneath the seafloor has been found by the researchers.The microbes in this hidden world appear to ... Read more...
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New bug species eating away Titanic wreck
December 8th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) A newly discovered species of rust-eating bug is devouring the Titanic wreck.The bugs, seen for the first time, are helping decompose the famous ship at the bottom of ... Read more...
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Versatile bugs found under ocean crust
November 22nd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled upon life teeming with versatile bugs in the deepest layers of the ocean crust.
Some of these microbes, existing in temperatures near the boiling ... Read more...
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Earth had enough oxygen to start life ‘400mn yrs earlier than thought’
November 12th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Scientists have found that oxygen had reached a level where it could have supported life much earlier than thought - 400 million years further back in time.The evidence ... Read more...
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Coastal residents need better education about tsunamis: Experts
September 18th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): The ability of the US to detect and forecast tsunami may have improved in the last efforts, but the current efforts are still not enough to meet the ... Read more...
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Cautious China hails ongoing mineral, oil search below South China Sea
September 12th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.12 (ANI): Three Chinese scientists have plunged to the bottom of the South China Sea to explore remote and inaccessible parts of the ocean floor, which said to be rich ... Read more...
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Large CO2 release accelerates ice age melting
August 27th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Using radiocarbon dating, researchers traced the pathway of carbon dioxide released from the deep ocean to the atmosphere at the end of the last ice age and found ... Read more...
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Oil-munching bacteria may determine Gulf spill’s environmental impact
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): The fate of Gulf of Mexico depends on microscopic bacteria that consume oil and other hydrocarbons by breaking them down, says a new study.These oil-eating bacteria could be ... Read more...
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Hawaiian oceans could provide steady renewable energy: Study
August 4th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa say that seawater from the Hawaiian Islands may be ideal for future ocean-based renewable energy plants.The technology is referred to ... Read more...
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Undersea River Discovered By British Researchers
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A river which flows underneath the Black Sea has been uncovered by the researchers. The gushing water flow has all the characteristics of ... Read more...
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Huge river discovered flowing on Black Sea bed
August 1st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) A massive underwater river flowing along the bottom of the Black Sea has been found by scientists - a discovery that could help explain how life manages to ... Read more...
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Huge undersea volcano mapped off Indonesia
July 14th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): A huge undersea volcano has been found off the coast of Indonesian by a US-Indonesia joint expedition.The volcano, which is 3000 metres above the sea floor but remains ... Read more...
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The good, bad and the ugly about carbon sequestration
June 28th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): Carbon sequestration is fast gaining popularity as a way to counter global warming. However, its effectiveness and consequences are not yet fully understood. Now, a Niels Bohr Institute ... Read more...
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Soon, cancer-preventing medicines based on natural substances
June 24th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Scientists are trying to come up with medicines based on substances in naturally-occurring foods and turn their potential into reality - of preventing cancer.A new research has described ... Read more...
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Hyundai launches new sedan Verna Transform
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Wednesday launched here a new sedan, Verna Transform, priced at Rs.6.5-7.5 lakh.
The petrol variant of the car starts at Rs.6.55 ... Read more...
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Whale poo ‘offsets CO2 emissions’
June 16th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Sperm whales are unknowingly doing their bit to fight climate change as their faeces help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, say scientists.Australian researchers estimate that Southern ... Read more...
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Peek into deep ocean floor reveals large bio-reserve
June 14th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 14 (IANS) A peek by a group of microbiologists is revealing how marine microbes live in a mysterious area -- just beneath the deep ocean floor. The ocean crust may ... Read more...
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Huge carbon ‘burp’ that helped end last ice age detected
May 28th, 2010 - 10:53 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): The possible source of a huge carbon dioxide 'burp' that happened some 18,000 years ago and which helped to end the last ice age has been discovered by ... Read more...
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Mathematical model to help in installation of tsunami detection buoys
April 29th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Australian scientists have come up with a mathematical model that promises to pin point ten optimal sites for the installation of tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors.The quick ... Read more...
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Scientists discover deep ocean current near Antarctica
April 26th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 26 (ANI): Japanese and Australian researchers have found that a deep-sea current moves millions of cubic metres of water northward from Antarctica every second.The scientists came to the conclusion after ... Read more...
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Globe’s Deepest Known Undersea Volcanic Vent Discovered
April 13th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Scientists utilizing a remote-controlled submarine have unearthed the deepest known volcanic vent. They have declared that the superheated waters inside could include the hitherto undiscovered ... Read more...
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Scientists find evidence of hydrothermal vents on seafloor near Antarctica
March 4th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): Scientists at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have found evidence of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor near Antarctica, formerly a blank spot on the map for researchers wanting to ... Read more...
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Scientists paint new picture of Earth’s ancient ocean chemistry
February 12th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists has developed a detailed and dynamic three-dimensional model of Earth's early ocean chemistry that can significantly advance our understanding of ... Read more...
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Vampire squid can turn itself “inside out” to avoid predators
February 4th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A video footage has revealed that the vampire squid can turn itself "inside out" to avoid predators.According to a report in National Geographic News, the video was ... Read more...
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