Articles in the Category: Oceanography
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 03 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Chile’s Quake of the Century
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near the city of Concepcion, Chile over the weekend is the largest recorded quake in 50 years. Though more people were killed and left homeless after the Haiti earthquake in January, this quake was about 500 times more powerful.
Cameras captured the earthquake...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Computer Science, Energy, Engineering, Featured Articles, Geology, Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Politics and Science, President Obama Science Policy, SciClips on 02 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
Science on Track for Big Budget Gains in 2011
The federal agencies submitted their budget requests to Congress this week, marking a big moment for all things science. According to preliminary reports about $148 billion of the Presidents full $3.8 trillion budget is heading for scientific research programs.
Photo courtesy of Brookhaven National...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Environment, Geology, Oceanography, SciClips on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Branson Explores Underwater Flight
The man who is planning to send tourists to space is diving into the world of ocean exploration. The first underwater plane is designed for use by Sir Richard Branson’s guests who visit his private Caribbean island.
This fun toy could be the beginning of a new Virgin brand — this called...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Climate, Endangered Species, Global Warming, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips, Video, Weird Weather on 01 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Cold Snap Masks Global Warming for a Minute
Much of the country and for that matter the Northern Hemisphere has been locked in an icy weather pattern that sent records tumbling and even forced Florida produce growers to seal oranges and strawberries in ice to protect them from frigid temperatures.
Some scientists are saying this is yet another...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Ecology, Environment, Geology, Global Warming, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips on 10 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Arctic Tipping Point on the Horizon
Evidence of global warming is hitting the Arctic harder than anywhere else. The rate of climate change is twice that of the rest of the world.
And, now scientists are discovering the Arctic region plays an important role in capturing atmospheric carbon, both in the ocean and on land.
But that delicate...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Anthropology, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Diseases, Ecology, Environment, Geology, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips, Space on 10 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Science Sticks its Head in the Cloud
Visualization of a river bed created using VisTrails, a system developed by University of Utah computer scientists Photo by: Juliana Freire and Claudio Silva, University of Utah
A two-year experiment to build a framework to analyze the massive amount of data scientists are collecting will push research...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Climate, Diseases, Energy, Environment, Featured Articles, Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Politics and Science, SciClips on 10 1st, 2009 | No Comments
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Calls for Global Warming Trial
The biggest business lobby in the U.S. is pushing for the EPA to hold a public hearing to debate the science of global warming.
The move, calling for the Scopes monkey trial of the 21st Century, is proving too much for some chamber members, from big utilities to Nike and Johnson & Johnson.
Yesterday,...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 09 30th, 2009 | No Comments
7.9 Quake hits Indonesia
A day after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific territory of Samoa, killing 99, a 7.9 temblor flattened buildings, knocked out bridges, damaged an airport and killed at least 75 people in Sumatra, Indonesia.
This quake was about 375 miles from and occurred along the fault line that triggered...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 09 29th, 2009 | No Comments
Big Quake and Tsunami Strike Samoa
Scientists and officials talk about today’s earthquake and tsunami.
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Samoa early today and triggered a tsunami that wiped out villages and has killed about 20 people with many more unaccounted for so far.
A tsunami warning for Hawaii and the west...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Genomics, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, New Species, Oceanography, SciClips on 09 18th, 2009 | No Comments
Discovering an Ocean of Medicine
Amy Wright Collects Samples While Diving, courtesy of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University
Cures to the most mundane and deadly illnesses have been found deep in the jungles, high in the mountains and hidden in the rainforests. But until recently not many scientists were...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Dinosaurs, Genetics, Marine Science, Oceanography, SciClips on 06 19th, 2008 | No Comments
Simplifying Evolution
Amphioxus (top), Evolution of Man (bottom)
What’s the difference between a human and a prehistoric fish-like worm? Well, scientists are just beginning to answer that question.
It will likely take them years to figure it all out. But new research is already uncovering how genes evolve to perform...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Global Warming, Oceanography, Politics and Science on 05 28th, 2008 | No Comments
Corrosive Ocean
Courtesy of NOAA
Scientists and policymakers are urging immediate attention and research into a growing concern that the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell held a field hearing in Seattle yesterday to stress the importance of learning more about this phenomenon...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Marine Science, Oceanography, Podcast, SciClips on 06 22nd, 2007 | No Comments
Polar Puzzle
illustration by E. Paul Oberlander, Woods Hole
Scientists are about to embark on a research mission to the Gakkel Ridge–one of the most remote seafloor locations in the world. It lies under the Arctic Ocean to the north of Greenland. Any animals that live there have been isolated from other species...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Marine Science, Oceanography, Podcast, SciClips on 06 5th, 2007 | No Comments
Hitchhiking Penguins
courtesy of Dee Boersma
Oh those happy feet can travel. Penguins have been spotted in waters off Washington, British Columbia and even Alaska. But how do they get so far from their Southern Hemisphere home? A University of Washington penguin biologist has the answer.
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Oceanography, Podcast, SciClips on 05 14th, 2007 | No Comments
Whale Workers
Narwhals near Greenland
Odd looking sea creatures that look like they were plucked from mythology are being put to work below the icy north Atlantic Ocean. These tusked creatures are called narwhals and are the latest tool for capturing information about water temperature and salinity in one of the...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Marine Science, Oceanography, Podcast, SciClips on 05 11th, 2007 | No Comments
Black Smokers
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Movie courtesy of Tim Crone, University of Washington
Deep in the dark ocean, hot minerals are bubbling out of the Earth’s crust, superheating the water. The hottest of the hydrothermal vents are called black smokers and they are not quite as quiet as scientists thought.
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