Genetic markers show Pacific albacore intermingle across equator
Credit: Felix Vaux, Oregon State University NEWPORT, Ore. - Analyzing thousands of genetic markers in albacore tuna from the Pacific ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Not a living fossil: How the Coelacanth recently evolved dozens of new genes
Coelacanths gained 62 new genes from traveling DNA that was passed on from other species, new research reveals in a ...
High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters
Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to ...
New factor in the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean identified
GEOMAR scientists show that besides iron, manganese can also limit the growth of photosynthesis-performing planktonCredit: Thomas Browning/GEOMAR The term plankton ...
The invisible killer lurking in our consumer products
Credit: MostPhotos/Tatiana Mihailova Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to ...
New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range
Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2010 New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot ...
Tiny crustacean redefines ultra-fast movement
Monster claw snaps shut 10,000 times faster than blink of an eyeCredit: Patek Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- The ...
Uncovering how some corals resist bleaching
Climate change is bleaching and killing corals, but researchers from Michigan State and the University of Hawaii are investigating how ...
High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
Credit: Image credit: Ericka Coni Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges ...
UMass Amherst researchers gain insight into the biology of a deadly fungus
Bd's actin structures likely play roles in causing skin disease threatening amphibians worldwideCredit: UMass Amherst Researchers at the University of ...
Arctic stew: Understanding how high-latitude lakes respond to and affect climate change
Credit: Paul Sibley To arrive at Nunavut, turn left at the Dakotas and head north. You can't miss it--the vast ...
DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska
Credit: Paul Wade, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NEWPORT, Ore. - Researchers can now determine the age and sex of ...
MARLIT, artificial intelligence against marine litter
Litter that floats and pollutes the oceanCredit: Àlex Aguilar (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA - IRBio) Floating sea macro-litter is a threat ...
Surprising new research: We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed
Credit: Dr. Guojie Zhang People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition ...
Hidden world just below the surface
Ocean surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse fishesCredit: Credit: Larval photos: Jonathan Whitney (NOAA Fisheries), Slick photo: Joey Lecky ...
Scientists discover ocean ‘surface slicks’ are nurseries for diverse fishes
Credit: Larval photos: Jonathan Whitney (NOAA Fisheries), Slick photo: Joey Lecky (NOAA Fisheries). The open ocean is a harsh place ...
New research to explore seaweed for ocean, economic health
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Island Institute A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be ...
Standard water treatment technique removes and inactivates an enveloped virus
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07697 Enveloped viruses have been detected in raw sewage and sludge, ...
Potentially toxic plankton algae may play a crucial role in the future Arctic
Plankton algae that supplement photosynthesis by eating other algae and bacteria may play a crucial role in the future ArcticCredit: ...
What evolution reveals about the function of bitter receptors
From coelacanths to humansCredit: Graphic by Sabine Bijewitz from @LeibnizLSB, Template: Drawing by former FishBase artist Robbie Cada. To evaluate ...