Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology

Credit: Credit: Saildrone, Inc. DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded a three-year grant from ...

California could more than triple its population of southern sea otters -- and see the marine mammals removed from the ...

Water-absorbing green foam widely used by florists is contributing to the world's microplastic problemCredit: Image: Charlene Trestrail, RMIT University As ...

Credit: Sabine Lengger, University of Plymouth Dead zones within the world's oceans - where there is almost no oxygen to ...

Credit: SDU Every day, thousands of tons of microplastic are washed from the EU coastline into the North Atlantic Ocean. ...

Credit: Tom Bridge Scientists say coral reefs on a tiny island in the South Pacific have shown incredible resilience and ...

Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry ...

From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these discoveries ...

Credit: Photo by Kate Stafford, University of Washington A study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that ...

Credit: ProDelphinus Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new ...

Credit: Chan-Higuera et al. Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in ...

LSU researcher Kristine DeLong uses 120,000-year-old fossils to predict how Gulf of Mexico coral reefs will respond to climate change ...

Computer simulations help reconstruct ocean conditions behind strandingCredit: Olivia Bourque A computational analysis has surfaced new insights into the wind ...

Global methane cycle should be reconsidered in light of new researchCredit: Marco Günthel A new study from Swansea University has ...

Credit: PhenoCam Network Carbon serves as the building block of life -- it cycles through every organism, the environment, and ...

Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle, aiding in the storage and distribution of this ...

Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in ...

Credit: Pirjo Ferrin The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the ...

Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for actionCredit: UFZ/André Künzelmann The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 aims ...

Credit: Ole Seehausen Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male's colouring is attractive enough or ...