The secret to stickiness of mussels underwater
Credit: POSTECH Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique
Credit: Edward Levri, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Invasive species, beware: Your days of hiding may be ending. Biologists led by the ...
New ‘Swiss Army knife’ cleans up water pollution
First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from waterCredit: Northwestern University Phosphate pollution in ...
Climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs
Corals that withstood a severe bleaching event and were transplanted to a different reef maintained their resilient qualities, according to ...
Declining biodiversity in wild Amazon fisheries threatens human diet
Similar trends are seen around the worldCredit: Sebastian Heilpern A new study of dozens of wild fish species commonly consumed ...
Reef-building corals and the microscopic algae within their cells evolve together
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implicationsCredit: Lisa Carne, Fragments of Hope Belize UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The microscopic ...
Plastic in Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals
Credit: Adam Porter Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands. ...
Seabirds sound alarm: Breeding success corresponds to hemispheric rates of ocean warming
Long-term data show fish-eating species are struggling to raise young in northern hemisphereCredit: Ron LeValley There is heightened public awareness ...
Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they ...
Fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression
Credit: Sean D. Connell Human-driven global change is challenging the scientific community to understand how marine species might adapt to ...
Rare mineral from rocks found in mollusk teeth
First time rare type of iron mineral has been discovered in a living organismCredit: Northwestern University Northwestern University researchers have, ...
Scientists find solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sewage
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have got up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure ...
UNH research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England ...
Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points
Credit: Tsunehiko Kohashi American writer and humorist Mark Twain, a master of language and noted lecturer, once offered, "The right ...