Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Oct 29, 2014

New explanation for origin of plate tectonics: What set Earth's plates in motion?
"Earth is the only planet in our solar system where the process of plate tectonics occurs," said Professor Patrice Rey, from the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences.
　　"The geologica...
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10 2014

Oct 29, 2014

Study on global carbon cycle may require reappraisal of climate events in Earth's history
The UM Rosenstiel School researchers measured the abundance of carbon-12 and carbon-13 isotopes in both the organic matter and carbonate sediments found in a nearly 700-meter marine sediment co...
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10 2014

Oct 29, 2014

3-D printing of rocks and fossils
Franek Hasiuk grabbed a little red ball and said it's not every day you pick up Mars.
　　But there it was, a Mars model about the size of a golf ball and just detailed enough to show Olympus M...
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10 2014

Oct 29, 2014

August and June-August global temperatures each reach record high, driven largely by record warm global oceans
This monthly summary from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides to government, the business sector, academia, and the p...
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10 2014

Oct 29, 2014

Ahoy, offshore wind: Advanced buoys bring vital data to untapped energy resource

　　Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of winds tha...
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10 2014

Oct 29, 2014

The Gulf Stream kept going during the last Ice Age
An ice age may sound as a stable period of cold weather, but the name deceives. In the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the period was characterized by significant climate changes. Co...
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09 2014

Sep 17, 2014

Biochemists find new treatment options for staph infections, inflammatory diseases
MANHATTAN — Two Kansas State University biochemists have discovered a family of proteins that could lead to better treatments for Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause m...
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09 2014

Sep 17, 2014

Better regulations needed for deep-sea biology
Although we know relatively little about the deep sea, we do extract raw materials for electronics and medicines from it. Biologist Erik Dücker describes the history of deep-sea biology in his...
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09 2014

Sep 17, 2014

New committee will advise federal leaders on integrating ocean observation systems
From NOAA
　　A new committee to advise federal leaders on integrating the nation’s ocean observing systems that collect and deliver ocean information will meet for the first time later this ...
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09 2014

Sep 17, 2014

How good is the fossil record? New study casts doubt on their usefulness
Methods have been developed to try to identify and correct for bias in the fossil record but new research from the Universities of Bristol and Bath, suggests many of these correction methods ma...