Light Reading

The week is once again drawing to a close, so here are your light reading articles to keep you entertained this morning. This week's articles look at size genes, warming oceans, and the potential for an Antarctic ice-sheet collapse.

Antarctic coast meltdown could trigger ice-sheet collapse

Alexandra Witze. Nature (2 November 2015)

Eavesdropping on Bering Strait marine mammals

Acoustical Society of America. Science Daily (2 November 2015)

Just a nudge could collapse West Antarctic Ice Sheet, raise sea levels 3 meters

Carolyn Gramling. Science (2 November 2015)

Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem

University of Hawaii at Manoa. Science Daily (2 November 2015)

Researchers discover size gene for salmon
Academy of Finland. Science Daily (4 November 2015)

Storms fuel blooms of marine plants
National Oceanography Centre. Science Daily (3 November 2015)

The surprising trick jellyfish use to swim

Stanford School of Engineering. Science Daily (3 November 2015)

Warmer oceans mean some cod stocks will never fully recover

Debora MacKenzie. New Scientist (29 October 2015)

Warming waters a major factor in the collapse of New England cod

Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Science Daily (29 October 2015)

If the above articles aren't holding your attention this morning, here are some non-marine based articles that might tickle your fancy:

Gene editing saves girl dying from leukaemia in world first
Michael Le Page. New Scientist (5 November 2015)

Three of Earth’s largest extinctions may have been caused by loss of essential element
Sid Perkins. Science (5 November 2015)