A surprising cycle
Researchers discover an immense hydrocarbon cycle in the world's oceanCredit: David Valentine Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Significant cancer rates in California sea lions has major human health implications
Credit: Bill Hunnewell © The Marine Mammal Center Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center - the world's largest marine mammal ...
Coral decline — is sunscreen a scapegoat?
Credit: Louise Carroll Many household products contain ingredients to protect them against sun damage. These UV filters are found in ...
Marine organisms use previously undiscovered receptors to detect, respond to light
Credit: Dror Shitrit/Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology Just as plants and animals on land are keenly attuned to ...
Much to glean when times are rough
Credit: Ruby Grantham / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Scientists say stable seafood consumption amongst the world's ...
Controls needed to stop zebra mussels invading Great Britain
Boat ramps help the dispersal of the invasive zebra musselCredit: Rodriguez-Rey et al (2021). New research by Swansea University scientists ...
Human activity forces animals to move 70% further to survive
World-first study shows episodic human events trigger animal movementCredit: The University of Sydney For the first time, scientists have calculated ...
The spillover effect
Researchers discover marine reserves can increase fishery landings despite closing fishing groundsCredit: Matt Kay You can't have your cake and ...
Algorithm for algal rhythms
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith An atlas of harmful algal blooms across the Red Sea reveals their link with ...
Forty years of coral spawning captured in one place for the first time
Credit: James R. Guest Efforts to understand when corals reproduce have been given a boost thanks to a new resource ...
Research illuminates lobsters’ genetic response to changing climate
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences The American lobster, which supports the most valuable fishery in North America, may be ...
Eyes reveal life history of fish
Eye-popping research helps inform salmon and floodplain managementCredit: UC Davis If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, ...
In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects
Credit: Victor Baptista The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing ...
Diving into devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans
Credit: Syracuse University Members of Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are shining new light on an enduring mystery--one ...
Oregon State receives grant to spur aquaculture investment in Oregon
Credit: Tiffany Woods CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University has received a nearly $700,000 grant from the National Oceanic and ...
Important climate change mystery solved by scientists
Revised Holocene temperature record affirms role of greenhouse gases in recent millenniaCredit: IODP-JRSO Scientists have resolved a key climate change ...
Earth Leadership Program announces 2021 cohort of 21 leading sustainability scientists
Credit: Earth Leadership Program BOULDER, CO: In the midst of cascading crises from climate change to biodiversity loss and the ...
Ocean toxin a heartbreaking threat for sea otters
Domoic acid raises risk of fatal heart disease for otters in a warming oceanCredit: Joe Tomoleoni Heart disease is a ...
Avoid repeating old mistakes
Researchers propose necessary corrections in global biodiversity policyCredit: IISD/Mike Muzurakis (enb.iisd.org/biodiv/post2020/oewg/2/24feb.html) Since the founding of the United Nations Convention on ...
Reef fish futures foretold
Credit: Victor Huertas. An international group of scientists is predicting markedly different outcomes for different species of coral reef fishes ...