‘Death Star’ bacterial structures that inject proteins can be tapped to deliver drugs
Not all bacteria spread diseases, many are beneficial and this strain has nanoscale syringes that deliver proteins which cause metamorphosis ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
New study shows common carp aquaculture in Neolithic China dating back 8,000 years
By using age-mortality and species-selection profiles from prehistoric East Asia, researchers identified carp aquaculture in Henan Province, China, thousands of ...
Male Trinidad guppies find food thanks to females
Credit: Lysanne Snijders For male Trinidad Guppies applies: if you are hungry, seek female company. A recent study led by ...
Malaria could be felled by an Antarctic sea sponge
Credit: Bill Baker The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly disease that affects populations ...
Preventing people from abandoning exotic pets that threatened biodiversity
From buying impulsively to abandoning exotic petsCredit: Amphibians and Reptiles Recovery Centre of Catalonia (CRARC), Abandoning exotic pets is an ...
Bacteria enhance coral resilience to climate change effects
Credit: Anna Roik Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to human influences such as climate change and ...
Lobster organs and reflexes damaged by marine seismic surveys
Credit: Rob McCauley A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys ...
Following breeding green sea turtles in remote islands of Brazil
UMass Amherst ecologist, team will study reproductive and migration patternsCredit: NOAA Fisheries USFWS Permit #: TE-72088A-2 AMHERST, Mass. - The National ...
Marine census
Marine scientists to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine protected areas along the California coast They're slipping on their ...
How to restore a coral reef
New guidelines for helping corals adapt to changing environmentCredit: Ilsa Kuffner, US Geological Survey New guidelines drafted by a consortium ...
What motivates people to join — and stick with — citizen science projects?
Credit: COASST From searching for extraterrestrial life to tracking rainfall, non-experts are increasingly helping to gather information to answer scientific ...
Hidden world of stream biodiversity revealed through water sampling for environmental DNA
CORVALLIS, Ore. - For the first time, researchers have used a novel genomics-based method to detect the simultaneous presence of ...
‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...
For anemonefish, male-to-female sex change happens first in the brain
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The anemonefish is a gender-bending marvel. It starts out as a ...
Fussy fish can have their coral, and eat it too
Being a fussy eater is a problem for reef fish who seek refuge from climate change on deeper reefs. But, ...
North Carolina coastal flooding is worsening with climate change, population growth
Credit: Paerl, Hall, Hounshell, Luettich, Rossignol, Osburn and Bales, 2019. A historic 120-year-old data set is allowing researchers to confirm ...
How fat prawns can save lives
Small-scale farming of freshwater crustaceans could be a win-win for communities where schistosomiasis is commonCredit: Photo courtesy of Hilary Duff ...
U of Guelph researchers learn how low oxygen builds a bigger, stronger alligator heart
Credit: University of Guelph Restricted oxygen during early life development might result in lasting heart damage for many creatures, but ...
Algae-killing viruses spur nutrient recycling in oceans
Rutgers-led team confirms an important role for viruses that infect algae in marine watersCredit: Jeffrey Krause and Eric Lachenmyer Scientists ...
Species on the move
Social media posts help researchers to discover climate change is to blame for displacement of 55 species in UKCredit: (c) ...