No silver bullet for helping the Great Barrier Reef
Improving water quality can help the Great Barrier Reef, but won't suffice to rescue itCredit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor Recent flooding and ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
The fiddlers influencing mangrove ecosystems
Credit: © 2019 Marco Fusi The types of bacteria present in and around mangrove fiddler crab burrows in three different ...
Researchers discover new nitrogen source in Arctic
Credit: Kim Kenny Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen ...
Coral reef parks protecting only 40 percent of fish biomass potential
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs ...
Scientists find mystery killer whales off Cape Horn, Chile
Credit: Type D Killer Whale Research Team 2019, taken under Chilean Sub-Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Permit, Res. Ex. ...
When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye
Credit: Sarah Lester TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing ...
Ocean life in 3D: Mapping phytoplankton with a smart AUV
An autonomous underwater vehicle learns during its travels to make accurate mapCredit: Image: David Fierstein and Arild Hareide. Phytoplankton form ...
A ‘Post-Antibiotic World?’
Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts ...
Scientists find worms that recently evolved the ability to regrow a complete head
New study reveals regeneration of amputated body parts is not always an ancient trait and scientists might need to rethink ...
Male bottlenose dolphins form bachelor groups with their relatives
When it comes to wooing the 'ladies', it turns out male bottlenose dolphins employ special tactics with their brothers or ...
Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma
Malignant melanoma can be a particularly dangerous form of cancer, and more therapeutic options are needed. Now, researchers report in ...
Vast record of past climate fluctuations now available thanks to laser imaging of shells
Refined techniques for laser imaging of shell growth rings are tapping into previously hidden data of marine climate change; by ...
Small brains, big picture: Study unveils C. elegans’ microscopic mysteries
Researchers discover how brain cells in the microscopic worm, C. elegans send electrical signalsCredit: OIST It's the small pieces that ...
Red tide rolling: Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments
Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The algae responsible for Florida's toxic red tides may be more ...
How megalodon’s teeth evolved into the ‘ultimate cutting tools’
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is known only ...
How new species arise in the sea
Study sheds new light on a fundamental question in evolutionary biologyCredit: Photo: Kosmas Hench/GEOMAR For a new species to evolve, ...
‘A gift from the city to itself’
Study creates a blueprint for city marine parksCredit: University of Plymouth Coastal cities are among the fastest growing population centres ...
Endangered eel located using DNA from one liter of water
Credit: Kobe University Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small ...
Balloons the number 1 marine debris risk of mortality for seabirds
Credit: Lauren Roman The data showed that a seabird ingesting a single piece of plastic had a 20 per cent ...
Warm seas scatter fish
Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world's ...