Sulfur enhances carbon storage in the Black Sea
Study finds new explanation for the accumulation of organic compounds in oxygen-depleted marine areasCredit: © Nelli Sergeeva The Black Sea ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Swim first, hunt later: Young Weddell seals need to practice navigating before hunting
Young Antarctic Weddell seals, unlike most other seals, swim with their mother, and they prioritize learning to swim and navigate ...
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Credit: Laurent Ballesta Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, ...
Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives
Credit: Prof Jon Blount Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. ...
Drone footage reveals social secrets of killer whales
Credit: University of Exeter Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used ...
Regenerating damaged eyes with mussel protein and amniotic membrane
Credit: POSTECH The eye is the first sensory organ that recognizes the presence or shape of an object. The conjunctiva ...
URI researchers: New survey method proves Rhode Island’s rarest frog may not be so rare
Credit: Anne Devan-Song KINGSTON, R.I. - June 14, 2021 - The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as ...
Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature
Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth's temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocksCredit: Courtesy of Courtesy of the ...
Pollutant concentration increases in the franciscana dolphin
One of the smallest and most threatened dolphin species worldwideCredit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio The concentration of potentially toxic metals is ...
Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams
Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forestsCredit: John Stella, ESF A study of woodland ecosystems ...
Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that
New paper provides framework for how scientists can leverage community-generated data to monitor global biodiversity changeCredit: © Calla Allison SAN ...
Endangered blue whales recorded off southwest coast of India
Credit: Sayed Abdullakoya Research from the University of Washington shows that endangered blue whales are present and singing off the ...
Artificial light harming clownfish
Long-term exposure to artificial light decreasing survival of a coral reef fishCredit: Frederic Zuberer Young clownfish living closest to shore ...
Serenading Lusitanian toadfish drowned out by water traffic
Credit: Clara Amorim During spring, Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) suitors form choirs in Portugal's Tagus estuary to serenade the females, ...