Climate change could make corals go it alone
Credit: Opencage/Wikimedia and Anna Weiss/ The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences. Climate change is bad news for coral ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Salmon populations may adapt their eggs to survive in degraded rivers
Credit: University of Southampton A University of Southampton study suggests that the membrane of salmon eggs may evolve to cope ...
Plastic in Britain's seals, dolphins and whales
Credit: Frazer Hodgkins & CSIP Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new ...
Endangered sharks being eaten in UK
Credit: Andrew Griffiths Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, ...
Sea fireflies
Scientists discover two mechanisms at work in crustacean's dazzling light displays Evolution is a rich and dynamic process. Species respond ...
Study identifies biomedical potential of bivalves
Shellfish could revolutionize human health research, new study suggestsCredit: José Fernández Robledo/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Shellfish like oysters and ...
Anemones are friends to fish
UD researchers examine how anemones help fish fend off foesCredit: Photo by Stefan Andrews When predators hunt for small reef ...
Plastic pollution causes mussels to lose grip
Microplastics potentially threatens future survival of mollusc -- new studyCredit: Photograph by Dr Dannielle Green, Anglia Ruskin University A new ...
Why do beaked whales return to a Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance?
Scientists say it's the foodCredit: A. Friedlaender; NMFS permit #14534 MOSS LANDING, CA - Using data from underwater robots, scientists ...
Drier mountains pose a double whammy for cold-adapted amphibians, says SFU study
Credit: SFU A species of frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest faces a 50 per cent increase in the probability ...
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun ...
Flounders in the Gulf of Finland: Decline caused by the near disappearance of one species
Over the past 40 years, there has been a dramatic decline in fishery landings of an iconic Baltic Sea fish: ...
Crocodiles have complex past
New study says modern-day crocodiles and alligators came from variety of surroundings A new study throws into question the notion ...
Research shows what it takes to be a giant shark
Have you ever wondered why the Megalodon shark became to be so big? Or wondered why some other sharks are ...