Ocean
Japan's Shimizu announced a plan to build an underwater city
Posted in Hardware on 17th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Shimizu visualized the underwater life in a way that the main part of the city is represented by a dome, which has glass and metal construction deep in the ocean.
We're Dumping Much More Plastic Into the Ocean Than We Thought
Posted in Science on 14th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Eight million tonnes is like covering an area 34 times the size of New York's Manhattan Island to ankle depth.
Ocean carbon release 'ended last Ice Age'
Posted in Science on 12th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.
Seafloor volcano pulses may alter climate:
Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
These underwater volcanoes erupt during the first six months of each year. The pulses, tied to changes in Earth's orbit, and to sea levels, may trigger climate swings.
By not evolving, deep sea microbes may prove Darwin right
Posted in Science on 4th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
'If evolution is a product of changes in the physical and biological environment, and there are no changes, then there will be no evolution.'