13-03-21 One of the most southerly populations of polar bears in the world -- and the best studied -- is struggling to cope with climate-induced changes to sea ice, new research reveals. Based on over 10 years' data the study, published in the British Ecolog...

13-03-19 After almost four decades of absence from local waters, a special sea slug appears to be making a comeback, and marine scientists at UC Santa Barbara are eagerly anticipating its return. With its vivid blue and gold colors and its discovery by UC zo...

13-03-04 When Jim Thomas and his global team of researchers returned to the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea, they discovered a treasure trove of new species unknown to science. This is especially relevant as the research team consisted of scientists who ha...

13-02-06 The Navy's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets（喷水式推进器） aimed at staving off rudder（船舵） and propeller damage experienced on high-speed ships. The product of an Of...

13-01-20 The Arctic sea ice has not only declined over the past decade but has also become distinctly thinner and younger. Researchers are now observing mainly thin, first-year ice floes which are extensively covered with melt ponds in the summer months wher...

13-01-16 Jiaolong has enabled China to join the ranks of countries with deep-dive technology. The United States, Japan, France and Russia currently lead the world in the development of deep-sea technology . 蛟龙号让中国成为掌握深潜技术的国家之一。目前，在深...

12-11-29 Sea levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) central projections, new research suggests. While temperature rises appear to be consistent with the projections made in the IPCC's fourth assessmen...

12-11-27 Areopaguristes tudgei. That's the name of a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a biology professor at American University in Washington, D.C. Tudge has been interested in...

12-11-23 For the first time, researchers tracking the behavior of emperor penguins near the sea have identified the importance of sea ice for the penguins' feeding habits. The research, published November 21 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Shinichi Wa...

12-11-23 Each winter, wide swaths（细长的列） of the Arctic Ocean freeze to form sheets of sea ice that spread over millions of square miles. This ice acts as a massive sun visor（遮阳板） for Earth, reflecting solar radiation and shielding the planet from e...