Algae might seem easy to ignore, but they are the ultimate source of all organic matter that marine animals depend upon. Humans are increasingly dependent on algae, too, to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sink it… Read More ›
Atlantic Ocean
Wealth of US middle class now lower than Canada’s – report
Published time: April 23, 2014 00:59 Reuters / Emmanuel Foudrot American workers who previously made up the wealthiest middle class in the world have lost that distinction, according to new research that attributes the economic stagnation on rising income inequality… Read More ›
Iran dispatches warships to US Borders
Ships from the Iranian army’s naval fleet are headed towards the United States maritime borders as part of a longstanding protest against US vessels in the Persian Gulf, Fars News Agency reports. “The Iranian Army’s naval fleets have already started… Read More ›
Scientists find ‘black holes’ at sea: The ocean whirlpools from which nothing can ever escape – not even water
Eddies are so tightly surrounded by water paths that nothing can escape Scientists have found they are mathematically equivalent to black holes The findings may help explain the spread of pollution in the world’s oceans It could also help better… Read More ›
Britain sent nuclear submarines to the Falklands – Argentina’s Eduardo Zuain
Feb 25, 2013 22:37 Moscow Time © Flickr.com/Rita Willaert/cc-by-nc Argentina has accused the UK of sending nuclear-armed submarines to the South Atlantic, after making an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands dispute. The country’s representative at the UN… Read More ›
Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper troposphere
Contact: John Toon jtoon@gatech.edu 404-894-6986 Georgia Institute of Technology Bugs in the Atmosphere In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms –… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 