Topic: Oceanography

Greenpeace calls for moratorium on industrial activity in Arctic

Greenpeace called on Tuesday for a moratorium on industrial activity on the Arctic, a region said to be rich in natural resources but particularly fragile. "In the shorter term there might be economic development and jobs, but they do not come with a guarantee that the ecosystem won't be ...
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Madagascar mammals came by sea, not land: study

Madagascar's magnificent menagerie of mammals arrived tens of millions of years ago on natural rafts carried by storms and currents, and not across land bridges as some scientists contend, according to a study released Wednesday. Evolutionary biologists agree, based on evidence from molecular DNA, that the island's major ...
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Oceans becoming noisier thanks to pollution: report

The world's oceans are becoming noisier thanks to pollution, with potentially harmful effects for whales, dolphins and other marine life, US scientists said in a study published Sunday. Low-frequency sound in the ocean is produced by natural phenomena such as rain, waves and marine life, and by human activities ...
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Oceans becoming nosier thanks to pollution: report

The world's oceans are becoming noisier thanks to pollution, with potentially harmful effects for whales, dolphins and other marine life, US scientists said in a study published Sunday. Low-frequency sound in the ocean is produced by natural phenomena such as rain, waves and marine life, and by human activities ...
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