Archive for the ‘Oceans’ Category
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
The European Space Agency (ESA) signalled the start of a busy period for the planet Mercury, when it signed the contract for industrial development to start for the BepiColombo mission today (18th January 2008) at Astrium in Friedrichshafen, Germany. UK scientists and industry have key roles in BepiColombo, including construction ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
The orange shapes in this image represent the magma chamber -- a chamber of molten and partly molten rock -- beneath the giant volcanic crater known as the Yellowstone caldera, which is represented by the rusty-colored outline at the top. The red rectangular slab-like feature is a computer-generated representation of ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Around 10 per cent of the world population of Balearic shearwaters has visited UK inshore waters this summer and autumn, with more than 1,200 birds being recorded from just one watchpoint near Land's End in Cornwall.The findings come from a new survey, led by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
A healthy seagrass meadow. Seagrasses provide habitat and forage for waterfowl, fish, and shellfish; buffering against storms; and improved water quality. (Credit: USGS)
The BBVA Foundation’s Third Debate on Conservation Biology allowed leading international experts to present findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Corals point into current flow. Swarms of anthias shelter near coral outcroppings and feed in the passing current. This photo was taken in a different coral reef area, near Fiji.
Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
A British expedition plans to walk, and even swim, a 2000 kilometre journey to the North Pole as part of an attempt to draw up an accurate prediction of when the Arctic ice cap will disappear.
"We're not doing it for a laugh," says Pen Hadow, the British explorer leading expedition ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
This Dumbo Octopus from the Sable Gully MPA received its name because of the large fins located on either side of its head. (Credit: Image courtesy of Fisheries And Oceans Canada)
Researchers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Memorial University of Newfoundland took part in an exciting survey of unexplored depths ...
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