The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod
The Atlantic Ocean is still growing physically, but humans are over-harvesting its rich fisheries. The most famous one – North Atlantic cod – has become a textbook example of harmful overfishing.
Pascal Le Floc’h, Maître de conférences, économiste, Université de Bretagne occidentale •
conversation
Dec. 6, 2020 • ~17 min
Dec. 6, 2020 • ~17 min
Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Peter A. Kloess, Doctoral Candidate, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
• conversation
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth's last frontier
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Suzanne OConnell, Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University •
conversation
July 28, 2020 • ~10 min
July 28, 2020 • ~10 min
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