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Bornean clouded leopards have largest teeth of any known living cat
... information on where and how they can survive. Bomber Worms: This year, a researcher at Scripps Institute of Oceanography discovered seven new species of sea worms that secrete small globs of fluid that act as biological flash bombs. These bombs ... Comment?
Department of Marine Sciences Interdisciplinary department of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, emphasizing coastal and estuarine processes. Comment?
'A Sea Change' on library screen
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Retired history teacher Sven Huseby and his grandson Elias are pictured at a California aquarium during filming of "A Sea Change." Rockland a ' On Thursday, Jan. Comment?
Massive atlas to be unveiled at book fair
... atlas was published in late 2008 after two years by a team of leading experts in cartography, geography, oceanography, designers, researchers and editors. Following its international debut in Sydney Australia, Earth has ventured on a world tour with ... Comment?
Academic peers say Eric Barron ready to lead FSU
... too much." But during his last two years at FSU, Barron hunkered down and indulged his growing interest in oceanography. He went on research cruises with graduate students and professors. "I remember going scuba diving at 2 a.m. with a flashlight ... Comment?
Christmas Coming In From the Cold
On Christmas day 20 years ago, Nicolae Ceausescu - long time dictator of Romania - was, along with his wife Elena, executed by firing squad just days after fleeing Bucharest, while his tyrannical regime unraveled before the eyes of a watching world. Comment?
'Jacques Cousteau,' by Brad Matsen
For the Anglo-French poet and historian Hilaire Belloc, the sea was a metaphor for life. Comment?
Australian publishing firm to unveil massive atlas at Doha Book Fair
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... After two years of meticulous creation by a team of leading international experts in cartography, geography, oceanography, designers, researchers and editors the epic, 580-page atlas was finally published in late 2008. It contains over 800 photos ... Comment?
Measuring beauty in the female face
... Jacobs and was produced in collaboration with California Sea Grant Program, based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. With a foreword by E.O. Wilson and a preface by Jane Goodall, the 368-page book explores the delicate balance ... Comment?
Fate of building 20?: Greenhouses and vegetation in jeopardy
... 20 there are many plants used as teaching guides like the Sago Palm, said Linda Hand, professor of geology, oceanography, and paleontology. The Sago Palm is actually not a palm at all but it is a teaching aid from the Jurassic period. From seeing ... Comment?
... Upon his arrival, he was confounded as to what direction to take with his life. He became inspired while taking oceanography and a film history class, two classes now on the chopping block. Today, he is a leader on campus through his work as a ... Comment?
Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. Comment?
Ben Chu: There's a good reason why climate naysayers are failing
Isn't it likely that oppositionist views have been weighed and found wanting? Copenhagen has come and gone, but the climate change naysayers are still very much with us. Comment?
Viewpoint: 350 ppm must be our target
... formed at the request of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and headed by Daniel Cayan of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, has recently completed a comprehensive report outlining the likely effects of global warming on California's economy and ... Comment?
Pointing fingers at soot
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... in paper published in Nature in 2000 that was co-authored with V. Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. Soot in the atmosphere could be having as much as 60 per cent of the current global warming effect of carbon ... Comment?
Von Storch op-ed in the WSJ: 'Climategate reveals a concerted...
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... also be valuable as a reference source for researchers in climatology, meteorology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. If you don't have a tool for decompressing RAR files may I recommend ... Comment?
Personality Test: Musician Jacob Yoffee
Jacob Yoffee is one of the most-distant mainstays of the Pittsburgh jazz scene. The saxophonist and founder of the Murray Avenue Jazz Initiative took his career to New York City about a year ago, but shows up here to play with that band. Comment?
UEN-TV Feature Program
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CHANGING SEAS takes viewers on an exciting adventure to the heart of our liquid planet. Comment?
VT Halter Marine awarded T-AGS 66 contract
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... multi-purpose oceanographic capabilities for the Oceanographer of the Navy. Physical, chemical and biological oceanography; multi-discipline environmental investigations; ocean engineering and marine acoustics; marine geology and geophysics; and ... Comment?
KUWAIT CITY // The seawater temperature in Kuwait Bay has been increasing at three times the global average rate since 1985, putting local fish stocks under pressure, a study by a researcher at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, England has found. Comment?