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Battle scars found on an ancient sea monster
Found in the remote desert near the town of Marree in northern South Australia, the fossilised skeleton belonged to an ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine…
Climate change affecting food safety
Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world's food supplies and unless action is taken it's only going to get worse, a Michigan State…
Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
Leatherbacks. They are the Olympians of the turtle world – swimming farther, diving deeper and venturing into colder waters than any other marine turtle…
VIMS team glides into polar research
Researcher Walker Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, has been conducting shipboard studies of biological…
Igloo-Shaped ‘Poo-Gloos’ Eat Sewage, Can Save Millions
“The results of this study show that it is possible to save communities with existing lagoon systems hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, by…
Changes in solar activity affect local climate
Raimund Muscheler is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at Lund University in Sweden. In the latest issue of the journal Science,…