Visionary oceanographer Scott Glenn leads a team of passionate and daring scientists as they race against time to launch the first autonomous underwater robot across the vast and dangerous Atlantic Ocean.

Chronicle of Higher Education : Oceanographers used to rely on military submarines to gather data on the salinity, temperature, and other properties of the seawater beneath Arctic ice.

PO4x4 Phosphate Remover is a new product claiming to remove up to four times as much phosphate as your traditional Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO). PO4x4 Phosphate Remover was developed by Reef Interests the same company that brought the original NP BioPellets that started the whole biopellet craze and ReefPearls to market. What is interesting about this [...]

To most of you, the twin cites of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., are on the outskirts of civilization.  Not surprising given our location, being less than three hours from the coldest spot in the US (International Falls, Minn.) and about the same distance from Canada in a few directions.  While Sarah Palin might keep [...]

For the fourth year the Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BAYMAC) will be delivering plenty of reefing goodness for hobbyists all over Northern California next Saturday, May 14 when the doors open for the free event at Chabot College. Since 2008 this event has grown from a cozy little event to a full-on reef show [...]

The public and a K-12 school will choose the official name of the new species

Scripps Oceanography News

Name a New Species of Deep-Sea Worms Discovered by Scripps Oceanography Scientists Scripps Oceanography News Celebrate World Ocean Day by helping Birch Aquarium at Scripps and researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, name two new species of deep-sea marine worms. One name will be selected from the public at large and another will be ...

Activated Carbon might be a possible source for Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE) to appear in fish that is according to a recent article in Coral.  “HLLE is the name for a type of skin erosion that affects some species of marine fishes in captivity.” A history case from the Toledo Zoo has shown [...]

Golden State voters have a soft spot for sharks. That's the finding of a new poll commissioned by Monterey Bay Aquarium to gauge support for legislation that would ban the sale, possession and trade of shark fins in California. The...

A panel of some of the world's leading climate and glacier scientists co-chaired by a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego researcher issued a report today commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences citing the moral imperative before society to properly address climate change.

Ars Technica

Vatican science panel calls attention to the threat of glacial melt ScienceBlog.com (blog) A panel of some of the world's leading climate and glacier scientists co-chaired by a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego researcher issued a report today commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences citing the moral ... Green Smoke Is Sighted as Vatican Releases Glacier ReportNew York Times all 4 news articles »

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On 12 April, we posted a report from Dr Tyrone Ridgway on West Australia’s reefs that were bleaching for the first time as result of high temperatures.  Unfortunately, the accumulated heat stress has got worse and appears to be hitting all-time records, with the latest degree-heating-week data [...]

Marine scientists call ocean acidification global warming’s doppelgänger, and recent studies show Puget Sound is particularly susceptible to its effects. We offer you a few photos from last month’s feature story. The Seattle Times reports today on ocean acidification research taking Puget Sound, a topic that our very own Maria Dolan tackled in last month’s [...]

Du 9 au 11 mai 2011 se tient à Bruxelles la réunion annuelle du projet européen EPOCA, European Project on OCean Acidification. La réunion annuelle d’EPOCA est exceptionnellement couplée avec un « Public Day » organisé le 13 mai par la Commission européenne et intitulé « Ocean acidification: European contribution and perspectives » (http://tinyurl.com/EPOCA-publicday). Press release, [...]

In contact field, Stephen Bennett's information has been changed to the following:A EarthRisk Technologies, Stephen Bennett, JD, Chief Executive Officer, 858-413-RISK, Stephen.Bennett@EarthRiskTech.com : mailto:Stephen.Bennett@EarthRiskTech.com . The corrected release reads.

Eureka! Science News

Vatican science panel calls attention to the threat of glacial melt Eureka! Science News A panel of some of the world's leading climate and glacier scientists co-chaired by a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego researcher issued a report today commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences citing the moral ...

Pacific Sun just announced their new T5 + LED Pandora XM lighting fixture that has Cree XM-L on board as well as the tried and true T5s. This Pandora XM lamp includes everything that Pacific Sun has learned in the past two years bundled into one package. The lamp uses the latest Cree XM-L installed with [...]

Kansas City Star

In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-06 Philadelphia Inquirer WASHINGTON - A federal commission Thursday recommended construction of a museum on the National Mall honoring the history of American Latinos. The commission submitted a report to Congress and the White House outlining details of the proposed $600 ... Locals welcome call for national Latino museumSan Gabriel Valley Tribune Commission recommends museum honoring US LatinosLos Angeles Times Commission seeks congressional support for Latino museumFox News MiamiHerald.com -Art Daily -NBC Washington all 445 news articles »

GRAHAM READFEARN from the ABC Drum Unleashed; May 6 2011

Denial of the seriousness of human-caused climate change or the reliability of the science comes in many guises but none are more eccentric, more rhetorical or more consistently wrong than that manifested in the human form of Lord Christopher Monckton.

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We will have an Ocean Acidification cruise coming in Aug (Aug 07 – Sept 01) on R/V Oceanus. The project is to study how the distribution of pteropods in-situ is related to the carbonate chemistry in the two major ocean basins, North Atlantic vs. North Pacific. This year we’ll sample North Atlantic along the CLIVAR [...]

SocMonitor is an electronic bulletin about the Global Socio-economic Monitoring Initiative developed by Maria Pena and Christy Loper to update everyone on what is happending with socio-economic monitoring through the SocMon and SEM-Pasifika initiatives. The issues of the SocMonitor was available for access through SocMon website at publication page.

PANAJI: Pawan Dewangan of the National Institute of Oceanography , Goa-based premier ocean research institute, has been selected for the "INSA medal for Young Scientist 2011". Mr.

Pontifical Academy of Sciences working group of leading scientists to present report to Pope Benedict XVI

Scripps Oceanography News

Scripps scientists draft climate report for Vatican San Diego Union Tribune Four scientists with ties to Scripps Institution of Oceanography drafted the Vatican's latest report on Climate Change with a handful of other experts from around the world. The dire document, issued Thursday, focuses on the retreat of ... Vatican Science Panel Calls Attention to the Threat of Glacial MeltScripps Oceanography News Sea level off California kept down by climate cycle; Scripps says that's changing89.3 KPCC Tony Krvaric hates sea urchinsSan Diego CityBEAT all 4 news articles »

The West Coast of North America has caught a break that has left sea level in the eastern North Pacific Ocean steady during the last few decades, but there is evidence that a change in wind patterns may be occurring that could cause coastal sea-level rise to accelerate beginning this decade. 5th...

With images of the Japan earthquake and tsunami fresh in the minds of coastal dwellers everywhere, tsunami science is getting a fresh infusion of interest, and cash, in the U.S. From giant wave basins in Oregon to current-speed detectors in California, the U.S. is expanding its tsunami research, especially in the Pacific Northwest states that ...

Environment News Service

Climate Shift Signals Higher Sea-levels on US West Coast Environment News Service SAN DIEGO, California, May 5, 2011 (ENS) - A change in wind patterns that could cause an accelerated rise in West Coast sea levels beginning this decade has been measured by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of ... Rising Seas On Tap for the West Coast?OnEarth Magazine (blog) all 2 news articles »

We have three new Maxi-Jet 1200 convertible powerheads that are itching to find a new home. We decided to spread the joy to our readers and Facebook followers and have a fun giveaway! So here is the scoop, just comment below to enter yourself into the drawing to win a pair of the new Maxi-Jet 1200 powerheads. We will [...]

The TMC MiniLED 400 is a new LED aquarium light that is a great fit for smaller nano aquariums but could also be teamed together for coverage on larger saltwater or freshwater systems. The initial version is using just white OSRAM OSLON SSL high power LEDs giving you a 6,500K look that may be too [...]

For the last few decades, sea levels of the eastern North Pacific Ocean along the west coast of North America have remained remarkably steady as other sea levels rise around the world.

San Diego CityBEAT

Video of Newborn Sharks at Scripps Scripps Oceanography News PROUD MOTHER SHARK AND HER 20 PUPS: New video documented by a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego features a litter of 20 leopard sharks born April 19 inside the Scripps Experimental Aquarium. ... Tony Krvaric hates sea urchinsSan Diego CityBEAT all 2 news articles »

Daily Mail

Is Haley Reinhart the Next American Idol? Us Magazine As American Idol's Randy Jackson vehemently proclaimed on Wednesday's performance show, the remaining five contestants are "in it to win it." And while the five -- Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, James Durbin and Jacob Lusk (though not so much) ... What's the judges' beef with 'Idol' contestant Haley?Entertainment Weekly Watercooler: Idol May Be Out of LuskTV Guide 'American Idol': James Durbin, Haley Reinhart bring the 'wow' factorSan Jose Mercury News Parade Magazine -CBS News -Hollywood.com all 298 news articles »

Fly By: Cpl. Francisco E. Agostolopez DVIDS Cpl. Francisco E. Agostolopez is a meteorology and oceanography forecaster with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC - Highlighting Cherry Point's Warriors. I provide weather forecasts for the air station ...

Hanna instruments, the makers of those popular little Hanna Checkers has released a few new checkers. The new checkers include Color of Water, and Chromium VI High. While they might not be the best for saltwater application, this is good news that they have released these new checkers. Hanna has been working on calcium and [...]

“Tipping Point, the resent documentary on ocean acidification will be shown at the French Film Festival in Stockholm on 13 May 2011 at 13:00. A discussion will follow the screening. The Franska Filmfestivalen is organised with the Scientific Department of the French Embassy and the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme’s headquarters in Stockholm. This special screening [...]

CBC.ca

Did Harsh Interrogation Tactics Lead To Bin Laden? NPR To find Osama bin Laden, US officials first had to find the man who served as his courier. But the operation that killed the al-Qaida leader has stirred up some controversy: Some of the information about the courier may have come as the ... Osama bin Laden dead: torture unlocked bin Laden hideout ex-CIA man saysTelegraph.co.uk Brian Dickerson: Osama bin Laden's death does not validate tortureDetroit Free Press Suspect held by the CIA provided a crucial clue | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011 ...Philadelphia Inquirer CNN International -New York Times -Fox News all 1,940 news articles »

New York Times (blog)

Prince Charles visits D.C. Washington Post The next-in-line to the British throne visits an urban farm in LeDroit Park, talks about sustainable farming and honors wounded service members as part of a three-day visit to Washington. Britain's Prince Charles receives a gift of flowers from ... Prince Charles sees Obama, urban farm, on US tourAFP Prince Charles Criticizes Govt Farm SubsidiesNPR Prince Charles' visit...Oregon fire...Gray wolves designation9&10 News UPI.com -The Guardian -CTV.ca all 1,111 news articles »

We’re not the first to sing the praises of this new offering that’s hooking rare fish hoarders and clownfish addicts alike. Heck, these aren’t the first captive-bred Latezonatus clownfish I’ve kept. I’ve been jonesing for more captive-bred Amphiprion latezonatus ever since I sold my first CB Latezonatus to help fund another purchase — the Lightning [...]

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Thirty-three students from Middlesex County College joined dozens of other volunteers at Laurence Harbor Waterfront Park April 30 to clean the beach.

Kathryn D. Sullivan appointed as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction for NOAA May 4, 2011 Dr.

Irish Times

What lies beneath? Irish Times The first hint of previously undiscovered thermal vents at this location was noted by British scientists with the National Oceanography Centre at Southampton University. They picked up the signature of an underwater plume on the RRS James Cook at 45 ...

The AquaHouse Dosing Pump may have been on the market for a little while but we ran across it while reading about some updates coming up with Reef Octopus and wanted to make sure we covered it for you, our loyal readers. Finding a decent, sub-$100 dosing pump is pretty hard in the hobby and [...]

National Geographic has a really fun and cool way to view all the unusual reef life from the South Pacific island of Mo’orea with an interactive infinite photograph. Just head on over to NatGeo then click on the yellow rectangle and dive into a mosaic of hundreds of pictures of marine and terrestrial species found on [...]

USA Today

Bin Laden killing was legally justified, Holder says msnbc.com The killing of Osama bin Laden was legally justified, and would have been even if the al-Qaida leader had made some sign that he wished to surrender, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday. ... AG Holder worries about revenge for bin LadenThe Associated Press Holder: Info seized from bin Laden compound likely to expand terror watch listUSA Today Holder: names likely to be added to 'no-fly' listAFP TPMMuckraker -WTAM.com -Reuters all 695 news articles »

Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D., was confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate and appointed by President Obama to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction and deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Today was our last full lab day and the beginning of the end for this trip. After breakfast in the cafeteria, Zac and I began to purify bacterial messenger RNA (mRNA) from the water we had filtered yesterday. mRNA is the molecule that acts as the intermediate between DNA and proteins. All the information necessary [...]

Today is another day of cleaning and packing. Before getting back to the packing job we decided to pack-up all our samples, get them into the dry liquid nitrogen shipper (See previous discussion in this blog.)  and attempt to send them home. If you recall we were concerned about this because the only shipper in [...]

The conclusions of the Workshop on the socioeconomic impacts of Ocean Acidification, which took place at the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco 16-18 November 2010, have just been released and are available on the websites of the Scientific Centre of Monaco and the IAEA Environment Laboratories. Following the recommendations of the Monaco Declaration, this workshop brought together [...]