Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Dec 30, 2014

Mass extinction led to many new species of bony fish
Today, ray-finned fish, which belong to the bony fish, are by far the most biodiverse fish group in both salt- and freshwater. Their spectacular variety of forms ranges from eels, tuna, flounde...
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Dec 30, 2014

Electric eels deliver taser-like shocks
The electric eel -- the scaleless Amazonian fish that can deliver an electrical jolt strong enough to knock down a full-grown horse -- possesses an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Ta...
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Dec 30, 2014

A glimmer of hope for corals as baby reef builders cope with acidifying oceans
While the threat of coral bleaching as a result of climate change poses a serious risk to the future of coral reefs world wide, new research has found that some baby corals may be able to cope ...
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Dec 30, 2014

Arabian sea humpback whales isolated for 70,000 years
Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Environment Society of Oman, and other organizations have made a fascinating discovery in...
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Dec 30, 2014

Baltic sea: Climate change counteracts decline in eutrophication
Despite extensive measures to protect the Baltic Sea from anthropogenic activities since the late 1980s, oxygen concentrations continue to decrease. Rising temperatures in the bottom water laye...
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Dec 30, 2014

Most of Earth's carbon may be hidden in the planet's inner core, new model suggests
In a paper scheduled for online publication in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues suggest that iron carbide, F...
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Dec 30, 2014

Traces of Martian biological activity could be locked inside a meteorite
Did Mars ever have life? Does it still? A meteorite from Mars has reignited the old debate. An international team that includes scientists from EPFL has published a paper in the scientific jour...
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Dec 30, 2014

Source of volcanoes may be much closer than thought: Geophysicists challenge traditional theory underlying origin of mid-plate volcanoes
A long-held assumption about the Earth is discussed in today's edition ofScience, as Don L. Anderson, an emeritus professor with the Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Tech...
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Dec 30, 2014

Endangered species success: Idaho salmon regaining fitness advantage

　　Endangered Snake River sockeye salmon are regaining the fitness of their wild ancestors, with naturally spawned juvenile sockeye migrating to the ocean and returning as adults at a much hi...
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Dec 30, 2014

Amazonian shrimps: An underwater world still unknown
study reveals how little we know about the Amazonian diversity. Aiming to resolve a scientific debate about the validity of two species of freshwater shrimp described in the first half of the l...