New PFASs discovered in Cape Fear River, though levels are declining
In 2015, a fluorosurfactant known by the trade name "GenX" made headlines when researchers discovered it and related compounds in ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Catfish use complex coordination to suck in prey
Using a powerful X-ray imaging system, Brown University scientists found that catfish move joints throughout their head in a concerted ...
Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment
Credit: Graphic courtesy Janet Sinn-Hanlon, DesignGroup@VetMed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Oxidants found within living organisms are ...
Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Tetra Tech awarded the 2019 INFORMS Edelman Award
AUSTIN, TX, April 15, 2019 - INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced it has ...
Study finds white sharks flee feeding areas when orcas present
Electronic tag data reveals white sharks do not return until following season; elephant seals benefit New research from Monterey Bay ...
Honey, I ate the kids: The sweet side of filial cannibalism
This Easter, researchers reveal why some parents eat their kids' eggs: it's because they care As you bite into a ...
MU neurobiologists annotate critical neuronal proteins in lamprey genome
Credit: University of Missouri The lamprey, an eel-like primitive vertebrate, is a popular organism for neurobiology studies because it has ...
Sharks more vulnerable than originally thought, new research shows
Total number of sharks and rays caught annually by small-scale fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean is estimated to ...
Shark bite research reveals politicians’ fishy behaviour
New book examines policymaking 'flaws' following emotional events More than a decade's worth of research has revealed how politicians manipulate ...
Earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth's first life forms Primitive ponds may have provided ...
Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes
Credit: University of Stirling Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment ...
Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance
Credit: Jennifer Smith In coral reef ecosystems, amid stony corals, fronds of algae and schools of fish, microorganisms are essential ...
Advanced virtual technology captures how coral reefs recover after bleaching
Imaging and 3D structuring software helps Scripps researchers observe coral reef changes in Palmyra AtollCredit: 100 Island Challenge Researchers at ...
Study: How will tropical mammals react to rising temperatures?
Ecologists draw conclusions from study of 400,000 TEAM Network camera-trap recordsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University How wildlife will react to climate ...
Ships slide in an air envelope
The first prize of the BMBF Validation Award goes to the ARES project on bionic ship coatings that reduce friction ...
Giant Antarctic sea spiders weather warming by getting holey
Credit: Photo by Tim Dwyer, courtesy of ARCUS. Scientists have wondered for decades why marine animals that live in the ...
Wipes labeled as ‘flushable’ wreak havoc on household plumbing and municipal sewers
Thinking twice about what you flush away may help you save money, and the environment. Today, Ryerson University released a ...
Underwater forests a treasure trove of new drugs
Scientists recover dozens of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from seaweed Defensive compounds produced by microbes are a major source of ...
Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
Credit: Xuelian Bai/DRI LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8, 2019) - A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of ...
LDAIR, a lncRNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response
Unraveling the mechanism for seasonal adaptation in animalsCredit: Tomoya Nakayama & Takashi Yoshimura Biologists at the National Institute for Basic ...