Deep Sea 101: Forbes’ Folly – Evidence of Deep Sea Life Ignored
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By , on May 24th, 2011 7 comments   Social Sciences   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

←Previous Lesson: Early Paradigms and Exploration Edward Forbes spent his life championing a hypothesis whose evidence was flawed and extrapolations unjustified. The idea of a lifeless deep-sea held sway in a society mystified by the unknown and afraid of what it would hold. Forbes was the scientist-manifestation of this fear and never would concede the . . . → Read More: Deep Sea 101: Forbes’ Folly – Evidence of Deep Sea Life Ignored

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How microscopic plankton explain the opening of the Northwest Passage
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By , on February 8th, 2011 Leave a comment   Climate Change   , , , , ,  

For centuries, mariners sought the Northwest Passage, a route through the Canadian ice that connected the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Today, the Arctic ice has melted so much that the Northwest Passage exists – there’s already multinational wrangling over shipping rights. Why is the Arctic melting so fast? There are a number . . . → Read More: How microscopic plankton explain the opening of the Northwest Passage

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