Researchers from Mexico and the United States have concluded that a population of fin whales in the rich Gulf of California ecosystem may live there year-round — an unusual circumstance …read more Source:: Science
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World’s first known manta ray nursery
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•Located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas at NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, the juvenile manta ray habitat is the first of its kind …read more Source:: Science
‘Dirty Blizzard’ sent 2010 Gulf oil spill pollution to seafloor
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•Scientists working in the Gulf of Mexico have found that contaminants from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill lingered in the subsurface water for months after oil on the surface …read more Source:: Science
Monsanto to Mexico honey farmers: Our soya seeds not to blame for woes
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•CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Monsanto Co on Friday denied that plantings of its genetically modified soybeans have impacted bees, led to deforestation or caused damage to the honey production industry …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Atlas rocket blasts off with Mexican communications satellite
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from a seaside launch pad in Florida on Friday to put a communications satellite into orbit for Mexico.<br …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents discovered in Pacific Ocean
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•Researchers have discovered a large, previously unknown field of hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of California, about 150 kilometers (100 miles) east of La Paz, Mexico. Lying more than 3,800 …read more Source:: Science
Hunt for ancient royal tomb in Mexico takes mercurial twist
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•TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) – A Mexican archeologist hunting for a royal tomb in a deep, dark tunnel beneath a towering pre-Aztec pyramid has made a discovery that may have brought …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Dispersant used to clean deepwater horizon spill more toxic to corals than the oil
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•The dispersant used to remediate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is more toxic to cold-water corals at lower concentrations than the spilled oil, according …read more Source:: Science