The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation
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By , on July 5th, 2010 4 comments   Conservation & Environment, Geology, Industry & Government, Mining, New Research, Open Access, Organisms, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports on a new fossil sperm whale skull, teeth, and mandible from Peru. Dating back to the 12-13 Mya from the Middle Miocene, Leviathan melvillei possessed a 3 meter (~10 feet) . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation

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New Deep-Sea Research Centre
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By , on January 17th, 2010 Leave a comment   Industry & Government, New Research, Scientist!   , , , ,  

…or Center depending on where you live. Although in the US we feel the need to discard oceanography Portugal is a little more forward thinking. Portugal’s Minister for Science and Universities, Mariano Gago, has announced plans to set up a cutting-edge research centre in the Azores Islands to study the deep Atlantic. Minister Gago unveiled . . . → Read More: New Deep-Sea Research Centre

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