Article Archive for 24 September 2006
Earth’s Most Diverse Marine Life Found Off Indonesia’s Papua Province
Posted in Coral Reefs, Discovery, Habitat on 24 September 2006
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Posted in Coral Reefs, Discovery, Habitat on 24 September 2006
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Conservation International Bird’s Head Seascape Two recent expeditions led by Conservation International (CI) to the heart of Asia’s “Coral Triangle” discovered dozens of new species of marine life including epaulette sharks, “flasher” wrasse and reef-building coral, confirming the region as the Earth’s richest seascape. The unmatched marine biodiversity of the Bird’s Head Seascape, named for [...]
Greenland ice sheet loss speeding up
Posted in General on 24 September 2006
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Posted in General on 24 September 2006
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msnbc.msn.com Greenland’s massive ice sheet is melting much more quickly than scientists had estimated as recently as last year, according to research published on Wednesday. An analysis of satellite observations shows the rate of ice loss increased by 2.5 times between the periods April 2002 to April 2004 and May 2004 to April 2006, most [...]
