• ·Seal evolution: Sexual dimorphism in pinnipeds arose around 27 million years ago as climate changed
• ·Wings, tails, fins: Study looks at how animals propel themselves
• ·Theory on origin of animals challenged: Animals need only extremely little oxygen
• ·Salt Stratification Determines the Fate of Fish Stocks in the Baltic Sea
• ·Seed-filled buoys may help restore diverse sea meadows in San Francisco Bay
• ·In Chile, rival barnacles keep competition cool
• ·Chronology of geological events prior to the great extinction 66 million years ago
• ·Volcanoes, including Mt. Hood, can go from dormant to active in a few months
• ·Increase in Arctic cyclones is linked to climate change
• ·Climate change: Unstable Atlantic deep ocean circulation may hasten 'tipping point'
• ·Fish biomass in the ocean may be 10 times higher than estimated: Stock of mesopelagic fish changes from 1,000 to 10,000 million tons
• ·Pacific salmon inherit magnetic sense of direction
• ·Toxin in seafood causes kidney damage in mice at levels considered safe for consumption
• ·Changing climate: How dust changed the face of Earth
• ·Is there an ocean beneath our feet? Ocean water may reach upper mantle through deep sea faults
• ·Large, deep magma chamber discovered below Kilauea volcano: Largely unknown internal plumbing of volcanoes
• ·North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean bringing climate change to Antarctica
• ·Nature can, selectively, buffer human-caused global warming, say scientists
• ·A look back and ahead at Greenland's changing climate
• ·Coral reefs in Palau surprisingly resistant to naturally acidified waters