BERLIN (AFP) — Indian and German scientists have said that a controversial experiment has “dampened hopes” that dumping hundreds of tonnes of dissolved iron in…
View More Iron Fertilization Will Not Help Global WarmingMonth: March 2009
Earth Hour goes darkly this Saturday night
The WWF sponsored Earth Hour event calls on you to shut the lights for an hour this Saturday at 8:30 pm local time. This is…
View More Earth Hour goes darkly this Saturday night100 Word Post: Hurdia victoria
Anomalocaris ruled the Cambrian seas but apparently so did a twenty centimenter cousin. Hurdia victoria, originally described in 1912, was known from just a jumble…
View More 100 Word Post: Hurdia victoriaNerve Toxins In The Deep
Some of the species in the genus Pseudo-nitzschia are nasty little diatoms. They produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin typically to blame for all sorts of…
View More Nerve Toxins In The DeepReally Guys, the Giant Razor-Clawed Crabs are ABSOLUTELY Harmeless…
After all, the experts agree. Experts Agree Giant, Razor-Clawed Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat Thanks David for sending this!
View More Really Guys, the Giant Razor-Clawed Crabs are ABSOLUTELY Harmeless…Lubchenco confirmed
Jane Lubchenco, the marine scientist named by President Obama to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, finally took her new job today, after she…
View More Lubchenco confirmedThe Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 4
Daniel of Biochemical Soul has posted up the latest edition of the Great Darwin Beard Challenge. I was supposed to host it here last week,…
View More The Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 4Visualizing the Tonga Earthquake
A nice visualization of seismic activity occurring under the Tongan Ridge and subduction zone. This animation was done after the magnitude 8 earthquake on May…
View More Visualizing the Tonga EarthquakeTsunami Warning in the South Pacific
[googlemap lat=”-22.857194700969636″ lng=”-174.55078125″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”6″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]Tonga[/googlemap] News on the wire from Rick is that a tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific after…
View More Tsunami Warning in the South PacificSubmarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga
[googlemap lat=”-20.730428476781324″ lng=”-175.27862548828125″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”8″ type=”G_SATELLITE_MAP”]Tonga[/googlemap] From the Times Online…. Scientists are on their way to the site of a large undersea volcano that…
View More Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga