Discovery of a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior
Celastrol treats SAD-like symptoms in medaka fishCredit: Issey Takahashi | Nagoya University ITbM A group of animal biologists and chemists ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
How do mantis shrimp find their way home?
The first-ever research on mantis shrimp navigation, by UMBC's Rickesh Patel, finds they use the sun, polarized light patterns, and ...
3D-printed corals could improve bioenergy and help coral reefs
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that ...
3D-printed corals provide more fertile ground for algae growth
Credit: Nature Communications Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Cambridge have 3D printed coral-inspired ...
Vexing Nemo: Motorboat noise makes clownfish stressed and aggressive
Hormonal changes caused by motorboat noise cause clownfish to hide, skip meals and attack their neighbors -- putting damselfish in ...
New information about the transmission of the amphibian pathogen, Bsal
Social distancing works for newts, tooCredit: Image by T. Amacker. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's ...
Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet
What did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now?Credit: Fanny Couture What did ...
River-groundwater hot spot for arsenic
Computer modelling deciphers complex interfaceCredit: Wallis et al Naturally occurring (geogenic) groundwater arsenic contamination is a problem of global significance, ...
Scientists develop new way to identify the sex of sea turtle hatchlings
Study provides crucial step to assess climate change impacts on imperiled turtle speciesCredit: Dana Ralph Unlike humans, sea turtles and ...
Litter problem at England’s protected coasts
Credit: Marine Conservation Society Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as ...
New genetic tools expand capacity to investigate microbes
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new ...
Stream pollution from mountaintop mining doesn’t stay put in the water
Stream insects and the bankside spiders that eat them carry potentially toxic selenium runoff from water to landCredit: Photo by ...
Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions
As the human race continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have found that the planet's insects are also facing ...
Artificial light in the arctic
New study examines how artificial light from research vessels affects fish countsCredit: Photo by Michael O. Snyder The Arctic polar ...
Tiny marine organisms as the key to global cycles
New ways to understand the functioning of marine phytoplanktonCredit: Tom Deerinck, Mark Ellisman, Alexandra Worden Marine microorganisms, such as bacteria ...
How old are whale sharks? Nuclear bomb legacy reveals their age
Cold War testing radioactivity used to determine longevity of largest fish on EarthCredit: NOAA Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold ...
Climate change to affect fish sizes and complex food webs
Credit: Antonia Cooper Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in ...
Viruses don’t have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one
Virginia Tech researchers discovered genes for cellular metabolic cycles in the genomes of giant virusesCredit: Dr. Chuan Xiao and Yuejiao ...
Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
The radioactive legacy of the arms race solves a mystery about the world's largest fishCredit: Paul Fanning, Pakistan node of ...
Using sponges to wipe out cancer
The natural product manzamine A, derived from Indo-Pacific marine sponges, exhibits anti-cancer properties in a preclinical study, report researchers at ...