Do urban fish exhibit impaired sleep?
Light pollution suppresses melatonin production in perchCredit: Photo: Michael Feierabend Melatonin controls the body clock - high melatonin levels make ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history ...
Coastal pollution reduces genetic diversity of corals, reef resilience
Credit: Zac Forsman A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth ...
Our oceans are suffering, but we can rebuild marine life
Credit: Manu San Felix, National Geographic It's not too late to rescue global marine life, according to a study outlining ...
Oysters and clams can be farmed together
Rutgers study finds raising multiple species in the same area could benefit shellfish aquacultureCredit: Michael Acquafredda/Rutgers University Eastern oysters and ...
Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars
Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock millions of years oldCredit: Caitlin Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY ...
Study shows six decades of change in plankton communities
Credit: Marine Biological Association The UK's plankton population - microscopic algae and animals which support the entire marine food web ...
Study finds fish have diverse, distinct gut microbiomes
Credit: José Alejandro Alvarez The rich biodiversity of coral reefs even extends to microbial communities within fish, according to new ...
Natural light flicker can help prevent detection
Credit: University of Bristol Movement breaks camouflage, making it risky for anything trying to hide. New research, published in the ...
Surprising hearing talents in cormorants
Credit: SDU Many aquatic animals like frogs and turtles spend a big part of their lives under water and have ...
Smaller than expected phytoplankton may mean less carbon sequestered at sea bottom
Credit: Photo courtesy Luis Bolaños, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study that included the first-ever winter sampling of phytoplankton in ...
Ocean deoxygenation: A silent driver of coral reef demise?
The world's coral reefs could be facing the additional threat of ocean deoxygenationCredit: David Suggett The existence of coral reefs, ...
Needing a change? Researchers find GABA is the key to metamorphosis
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate that the neurotransmitter GABA is a key regulator of metamorphosis using model sea ...
Water pressure: Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing
Study pinpoints minimum survivable size of Jurassic crocodilesCredit: Steve Castillo / Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution / Scott Schrage ...
Well-engineered ‘watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom
Credit: Merald Clark/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and ...
Sturgeon genome sequenced
Credit: Andreas Hartl Sometimes referred to as the "the Methuselah of freshwater fish", sturgeons and their close relatives are very ...
Scientists predict the size of plastics animals can eat
New equation could help determine risk of plastics to any species -- and amount of plastic entering food chainsCredit: Cardiff ...
Animals keep viruses in the sea in balance
Credit: NIOZ A variety of sea animals can take up virus particles while filtering seawater for oxygen and food. Sponges ...
What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle’s shell?
In an effort to help with and advance conservation, scientists have been investigating the microbiome of the protected Krefft's river ...
Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level
Studies of Aleppo Pines reveal: The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere does not compensate the negative ...