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Save the Sharks from Shark-eating Man

By | Published: April 7, 2010
Forget about the fear of man-eating sharks… it’s shark-eating man we need to be worried about: DOHA, Qatar – Assistant Secretary of the Interior Tom Strickland today said he was disappointed that the parties to the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) did not vote to protect shark species [...]
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Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf

By | Published: March 6, 2010
Thawing by climate change of subsea layer of permafrost may release stores of underlying, seabed methane A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University [...]
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Significant Red Tide In 2010

By | Published: March 2, 2010
Seed Population on Seafloor Points to a large ‘Red Tide’; Impacts will Depend on Ocean Conditions and Weather Scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes ‘red tides’ in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New [...]
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