Inspiring STEM careers through a hands-on Everglades microbiome study
Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientistsCredit: Alexander Klimczak The Florida Everglades evokes images of ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
What’s in Puget sound? New technique casts a wide net for concerning chemicals
Credit: Ryan Moriarty/UW Tacoma The waters of Puget Sound support many species, including mussels, salmon and killer whales. But researchers ...
‘Treasure trove’ of new discoveries highlights gaps in coral knowledge
Credit: Credit to Jeremy Horowitz/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Scientists discovered dozens of new coral species on ...
A model ecosystem fish story
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Have I got a fish story for you. Any angler beginning a ...
Platypus on brink of extinction
Credit: UNSW Science Australia's devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal, with ...
Arctic sea ice can’t ‘bounce back’
Credit: Paul Butler Arctic sea ice cannot "quickly bounce back" if climate change causes it to melt, new research suggests. ...
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Researchers think it was one of the first animals to spend time on landCredit: Images courtesy Andrew Wendruff COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
Banking on a new community isotope database
NSF-funded IsoBank to serve as a powerful, new resource for researchers who use stable isotope analysis to understand the worldCredit: ...
Cyanobacteria in water and on land identified as source of methane
Credit: Angelina Tittmann Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are among the most common organisms on Earth. A research team ...
A sea monster’s genome
Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sailors' yarns about the Kraken, a giant sea-monster lurking in the ...
The mysterious, legendary giant squid’s genome is revealed
Credit: Alphonse de Neuville WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- How did the monstrous giant squid - reaching school-bus size, with eyes ...
Study weighs deep-sea mining’s impact on microbes
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential ...
Neither fishing tales nor sailor’s yarn
Collectively, environmental stakeholders are just as smart as scientific expertsCredit: Photo: Florian Moellers How can the complex relationships between wildlife, ...
Clothes last longer and shed fewer microfibers in quicker, cooler washing cycles
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washesCredit: University of Leeds/P&G Those nice new ...
The advantage of changing sex in fish population recovery
Harvesting of male fish near Marine Protected Areas affects sex-changing species differently from fixed-sex speciesCredit: Photo courtesy of Scott Hamilton. ...
New study reveals international movements of Atlantic tarpon, need for protection
Results from 18-year study details long-distance migration, habitat preferencesCredit: Jiangang Luo, research scientist, University of Miami Rosenstiel School MIAMI--The results ...
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 -- People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for ...
Trace Metals in Leatherback Turtle Eggs May Harm Consumers
Credit: Argelis RuÃz Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs laid in Bocas del Toro nesting beaches in the Panamanian Caribbean may ...
Large ‘herbivores of the sea’ help keep coral reefs healthy
Fishing practices that selectively remove large parrotfish could put corals at riskCredit: Andrew Shantz, Penn State Selective fishing can disrupt ...
A ‘pivotal’ moment for understanding whale evolution
Credit: Taro Okamura Scientists could soon better investigate the feeding behaviors of extinct dolphin and whale species. A third year ...