UNH sails into the next generation of ocean mapping with NOAA grant
Credit: Credit: Saildrone, Inc. DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded a three-year grant from ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Key to helping southern sea otter is in repopulating estuaries such as San Francisco Bay
California could more than triple its population of southern sea otters -- and see the marine mammals removed from the ...
Floral foam adds to microplastic pollution problem: Study
Water-absorbing green foam widely used by florists is contributing to the world's microplastic problemCredit: Image: Charlene Trestrail, RMIT University As ...
Could dark carbon be hiding the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
Credit: Sabine Lengger, University of Plymouth Dead zones within the world's oceans - where there is almost no oxygen to ...
Microplastic to be mapped in the North Atlantic Ocean
Credit: SDU Every day, thousands of tons of microplastic are washed from the EU coastline into the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
Corals survive to tell the tale of Earth’s newest island eruption
Credit: Tom Bridge Scientists say coral reefs on a tiny island in the South Pacific have shown incredible resilience and ...
Scientists have spotted new compounds with herbicidal potential from sea fungus
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry ...
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019
From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these discoveries ...
Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes
Credit: Photo by Kate Stafford, University of Washington A study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that ...
Lights on fishing nets save turtles and dolphins
Credit: ProDelphinus Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new ...
Squid pigments have antimicrobial properties
Credit: Chan-Higuera et al. Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in ...
Gulf of Mexico coral reefs to protect from storm surge in the future — But will they?
LSU researcher Kristine DeLong uses 120,000-year-old fossils to predict how Gulf of Mexico coral reefs will respond to climate change ...
How do world’s smallest sea turtles become stranded in Cape Cod?
Computer simulations help reconstruct ocean conditions behind strandingCredit: Olivia Bourque A computational analysis has surfaced new insights into the wind ...
Study shows lake methane emissions should prompt rethink on climate change
Global methane cycle should be reconsidered in light of new researchCredit: Marco Günthel A new study from Swansea University has ...
Researcher receives NSF grant to study fate of terrestrial carbon in freshwater ecosystems
Credit: PhenoCam Network Carbon serves as the building block of life -- it cycles through every organism, the environment, and ...
Scientists use NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands
Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle, aiding in the storage and distribution of this ...
For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in ...
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
Credit: Pirjo Ferrin The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the ...
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for actionCredit: UFZ/André Künzelmann The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 aims ...
Female fish can breed a new species if they aren’t choosy about who is Mr. Right
Credit: Ole Seehausen Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male's colouring is attractive enough or ...