Search Results for: ocean

Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding

Using a technique called DNA barcoding, which involves the identification of species from a short DNA sequence, Weiblen and an international team of…

Sources of Pollution in Waterways

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the…

Earthquake in Chile — a complicated fracture

The extremely strong earthquake in Chile on 27 February this year was a complicated rupture process, as scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for…

Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts — a reproductive strategy?

Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to…

Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake

These preliminary measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, including geophysicists on the ground…

New species discovered on the Great Barrier Reef

The layer of sand on ocean floor is home to a large part of the vast diversity of marine species. Species representing almost all classes of marine animals…

Seite
1 607 608 609 610 611 1,086