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<title><![CDATA['Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(University of Michigan) Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ninety feared dead as search for boat missing in Atlantic suspended]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for roughly 90 migrants feared dead after their makeshift boat apparently sank in an often-stormy stretch of water between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.  For... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:35:24 +1200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sea level rise alters bay's salinity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Penn State) While global-warming-induced coastal flooding moves populations inland, the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US military technology protects critically endangered goliath grouper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Ocean Research & Conservation Association) The Ocean Research & Conservation Association and its collaborators announced the world's first use of an acoustic underwater camera to survey juveniles of goliath grouper in mangrove habitats. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(American Institute of Physics) From the collapse of star-forming clouds to the flow of the molten Earth's core, from the combustion of gasoline in your car engine to the coursing blood in your veins, from the aerodynamics of flight to the concentration of... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New deep-sea observatory goes live]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) On Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, the the first deep-sea ocean observatory offshore of the continental United States went ''live,'' returning the scientific data from 900 meters below the ocean surface. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuna Commission to decide the future of Mediterranean bluefin]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(World Wildlife Fund) The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas will meet from Nov. 17- 24 in Marrakech, Morocco, to make decisions on measures to save Mediterranean bluefin tuna from collapse. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AGU journal highlights: Nov. 11, 2008]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(American Geophysical Union) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: Ups and downs of Greenland's ice sheet; Shrinking Arctic ice boosts phytoplankton growth; Comet-like tail of ion flux streams from Mars; Surface waves effect... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium to focus on endangered whales]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What can North Atlantic whales tell us about our oceans and climate? How can science, law, government and policy help protect these endangered mammals? A two-day MIT-Boston College symposium will address these questions on Oct. 15-16. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT's new underwater robot can hover in place]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[MIT researchers have designed the Odyssey IV, a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter and serve as an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine archaeologists, oceanographers and others. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nominations open for Doherty Professorship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nominations are now open for the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. All nontenured MIT faculty members from any Institute department are eligible. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT tests self-propelled cage for fish farming]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A self-propelling underwater cage developed and recently tested by an MIT researcher could not only cut costs for offshore ocean-based fish farms but also aid the movement of such operations into the high seas away from coastal zones. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jane McNabb, worked at MIT for 47 years]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Jane McNabb, a 47-year employee at MIT's Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography--a precursor to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)--died on Saturday, May 24. She was 84. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists fathom niches of ocean microbes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Marine bacteria in the wild organize into professions or lifestyle groups that partition many resources, rather than competing for them, according to MIT research that could change the way scientists approach the classification of microbes. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy anniversary, Prochlorococcus]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An ocean-dwelling microbe of global importance discovered only 20 years ago by researchers, including one at MIT, is the focus of the May 30-31 ProchlorococcusFest, featuring the smallest and most abundant photosynthetic organism in the sea. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Nano Satellite Mission To Examine Link Between Lightning And Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and peals of thunder familiar to Earth-dwellers, these energy releases... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood Component That Turns Anthrax Bacteria Virulent Identified]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial infections. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they're stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited. The object in question? Stradivarius violins, constructed by famed Italian instrument-maker Antonio Stradivari between 16... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Isolated Breast Cancer Cells In Sentinel Lymph Node Associated With Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Women who are found to have isolated breast cancer cells upon sentinel lymph node biopsy have a risk of having metastases in other lymph nodes. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snow In The Arctic: An Ingredient In A Surprising Chemical Cocktail]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the Arctic atmosphere, according to researchers. Scientists made... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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