UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched
Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
How otters’ muscles enable their cold, aquatic life
Texas A&M researchers found that the small mammals are internally warmed by thermogenic leak from their skeletal muscle, which elevates ...
NIST uses method to understand the molecular underpinnings of a disease affecting corals
Credit: E. Andersson/NIST Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world's most diverse ecosystems. ...
Mapping biodiversity in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region
The region includes two Global Biodiversity Hotspots; the project will document the distribution and function of species and ecosystemsCredit: Credit: ...
How fishing communities are responding to climate change
Wellesley professor examines how fishers are adapting to climate-related changes in species distribution and locationCredit: Courtesy of Eva Papaioannou What ...
$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues ...
Zoo amphibians were on display while humans were locked away
Credit: Jack Boultwood from WWT While the UK was in lockdown, certain species of captive amphibians became more visible, a ...
Creating a lab mangrove helps to identify new bacteria
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A pioneering cultivation strategy that recreates a mangrove environment in the lab has enabled ...
A biological fireworks show 300 million years in the making
Credit: (Image by Tero Laakso/licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.) Five years ago, researchers at Northwestern University made international headlines when ...
The reproductive advantages of large male fish
Bielefeld University researchers publish systematic review and meta-analysis on mosquitofishCredit: Photo: Andrew Kahn In mosquitofish, of the genus Gambusia, male ...
Dolphin species that live together, do not necessarily compete for food
Credit: Image: Genyffer C. Troina. Cetacean illustration by José Luis Vázquez, adapted from Bastida et al. 2018 Dolphin species that ...
Loss of biodiversity in streams threatens vital biological process
Credit: Bradley Cardinale Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The fast-moving decline and extinction of many species of detritivores ...
Seabird colony creates ‘halo’ of depleted fish stocks
Credit: Sam Weber A vast seabird colony on Ascension Island creates a "halo" in which fewer fish live, new research ...
Fossil shark scales provide a glimpse of reef predator populations before human impact
The results indicate that shark abundance in the region declined roughly three-fold since prehistoric timesCredit: ERIN DILLON, AARON O'DEA AND ...
The City of David and the sharks’ teeth mystery
Credit: Omri Lernau Scientists have found an unexplained cache of fossilised shark teeth in an area where there should be ...
Unusual currents explain mysterious red crab strandings
New findings suggest that abnormal ocean currents cause the occasional appearance of pelagic red crabs outside their native rangeCredit: Photo ...
The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers
The mysterious ocean plastic sinkCredit: CEFREM/UPVD Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular ...
Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered
Credit: Jorge Paul Orduño García. Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) have established a large resting colony in the Gulf of ...
Better predicting how plants and animals will weather climate extremes
Leading scientists argue the need to consider biomechanicsCredit: (Tim Higham/UCR) A team of scientists has devised a more accurate way ...
Scientists resurrect ‘forgotten’ genus of algae living in marine animals
Credit: Matthew R. Nitschke UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they ...
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