Scientists discover unique Cornish ‘falgae’
Credit: Mark Milburn/Atlantic Scuba Red algae that grow in Cornwall's Fal Estuary are genetically unique, new research shows. University of ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Russian biologists discover a transmissible cancer lineage in the Far Eastern mussels
The disease can have an adverse effect on the populations of these molluscs, which are extensively farmed in Russia.Credit: SPbU ...
64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution?
Asia and Europe revealed as having regions at high-risk of pesticide pollutionCredit: Associate Professor Federico Maggi, Dr Fiona Tang, University ...
‘Bottom-up’ approach needed to study freshwater blooms
A national research team urges more complete study of harmful cyanobacteriaCredit: Midge Eliassen HANOVER, N.H. - March 30, 2021 - ...
Narwal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change
Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwal's tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the ArcticCredit: Paul Nicklen ...
HKBU-led research unlocks the genomic secrets of organisms that thrive in extreme deep-sea
Credit: (Drawn by HKBU student Hu Juntong) A study led by scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has decoded ...
Genetic sleuthing reveals endangered river dolphins in Asia as different species
Tissue collection at NOAA Fisheries lab helps reveal genetic distinctionCredit: Mansur/WCR Bangladesh New genetic analysis and years of painstaking research ...
International investigation discovers bald eagles’ killer
Invasive water plant becomes breeding ground for a lethal cyanobacteriaCredit: UGA The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles ...
Study analyses fish larval dispersal in western Mediterranean
Experts identify three large areas in which there is barely fish exchangeCredit: Enrique Ballesteros (CEAB-CSIC) A new study analyzes the ...
Gray’s beaked whales ‘resilient’ to ecosystem changes
Credit: Mark Camm An elusive whale species in the Southern Ocean could be resilient to near-future ecosystem changes, according to ...
What is killing bald eagles in the U.S.?
Credit: Susan Wilde Bald eagles, as well as other wildlife, have been succumbing to a mysterious neurodegenerative disease in the ...
Warm water has overlooked importance for cold-water fish, like salmon and trout
Credit: Jonny Armstrong CORVALLIS, Ore. - Warm river habitats appear to play a larger than expected role supporting the survival ...
Arctic sponge survival in the extreme deep-sea
Credit: Copyright: NIOZ For the first time, researchers from the SponGES project collected year-round video footage and hydrodynamic data from ...
Ocean’s mammals at crucial crossroads
Credit: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab The ocean's mammals are at a crucial crossroads - with some at ...
New insights into close encounters between albatross and fishing vessels
Credit: Robert Suryan. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A novel analysis of encounters between albatross and commercial fishing vessels across the North ...
Stanford economist and others assess aquaculture’s promise and peril
Credit: Created by Overview, source imagery by Maxar Technologies Despite aquaculture's potential to feed a growing world population while relieving ...
Female salmon are dying at higher rates than male salmon
Credit: UBC Female adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on ...
Tiny currents may impact vital ocean food source
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Copepods are tiny crustaceans about the size of a grain of rice, but they ...
Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs
Scientists from Lancaster University and the University of Stirling have completed the first detailed modelling of the environmental effects of ...
Scaled, armoured or naked: how does the skin of fish evolve?
Researchers at the UNIGE have traced the family tree of ray-finned fish in order to reconstruct the evolution of the ...