Topic: University of Aberdeen
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On ocean floor, a shrimp that vomits light
A shrimp that spews glowing chemicals is one of the many discoveries made by a team of scientists investigating bioluminescence at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
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Gigantic 'Grand Canyon' buried beneath Antarctic ice (+video)
A humongous rift located under West Antarctica that provides a channel for warm ocean water to creep toward the interior of the ice sheet could be accelerating ice loss, say scientists.
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Humongous hidden Antarctic rift could be speeding ice melt, say scientists (+video)
A huge newly discovered rift, buried a mile beneath the ice in Antarctica, could be contributing to ice loss, according to researchers.
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'Supergiant' amphipod discovered in deep sea near New Zealand
'Supergiant' amphipod: An expedition from the University of Aberdeen has yielded rare specimens of a giant, pale crustacean living 4 miles beneath the ocean surface.
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Sectarian worries as Scotland's 'Old Firm' renews its soccer rivalry
With Glasgow soccer teams Celtic and Rangers set to meet this weekend, Scotland is drafting new measures to stamp out Protestant-Catholic sectarianism rooted in the teams' culture.
09/16/2011 01:33 pm -
One year after its worst flooding, is Pakistan ready for monsoon season?
Pakistan’s record floods last year killed some 2,000 people and displaced 20 million. Many officials say the country is still not properly prepared to deal with this year's imminent monsoon season.
06/22/2011 10:20 am -
Life on Earth may have originated in the sky rather than the sea
The primordial haze theory competes with the primordial soup theory in a new scientific debate.
11/10/2010 05:00 pm
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