National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK)) Significant sea ice formation occurred in the Arctic earlier than previously thought is the conclusion of a study published this week in Nature. "The results are also especially exciting because they suggest that sea ice

University of Hawaii at Manoa) A study by five university researchers, including four from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, concludes that existing shark cage diving enterprises in Hawaii have a negligible effect on public safety.The paper, "Seasonable cycles and

NOAA Headquarters) Scientists at NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have successfully conducted the first remote detection of a harmful algal species and its toxin below the ocean's surface. The achievement was

NOAA Headquarters) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. The rule goes into effect

University of Haifa) A joint experiment carried out by researchers from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies at the University of Haifa and staff of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has solved the riddle that has been puzzling researchers

Florida State University) Scientists at the Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur in a given season.

University of Oregon) A 17-member team has found what may be the smoking gun of a much-debated proposal that a cosmic impact about 12,900 years ago ripped through North America and drove multiple species into extinction.

Oregon State University) The findings of a major new study are consistent with gradual changes of current systems in the North Atlantic Ocean, rather than a more sudden shutdown that could lead to rapid climate changes in Europe and elsewhere.

University of Wisconsin-Madison) By accurately modeling Earth's last major global warming -- and answering pressing questions about its causes -- scientists led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison climatologist are unraveling the intricacies of the kind of abrupt climate shifts that

Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine) Using snorkelers and SCUBA divers is not the best way to monitor fish populations, if we want to know the evolutionary effects of overfishing.