Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures
Credit: David A. Paz-García Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in ...
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Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is ...
Florida harmful algal blooms produce multiple toxins detrimental to human health
Cyanobacterial blooms released downstream from Lake Okeechobee coincided with red tides placing Florida's west coast in a toxic viceCredit: Paul ...
NOAA names University of Miami to lead cooperative institute
Awarded up to $310 million over the course of five years, potential for renewal for another five years based on ...
Breakthrough in studying ancient DNA from Doggerland that separates the UK from Europe
Credit: Dr Martin Bates, UWTSD Thousands of years ago the UK was physically joined to the rest of Europe through ...
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganeseCredit: Hang Yu/Caltech Caltech microbiologists have discovered bacteria that feed ...
A new look at deep-sea microbes
UD study looks at life inside and outside of seafloor hydrocarbon seepsCredit: Graphic by Jeffrey C. Chase Microbial cells are ...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...
Stress testing ‘coral in a box’
Credit: Christian Voolstra Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals ...
HKU study reveals the hidden fight within corals
Credit: Allisonmlewis / CC BY-SA Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science at the ...
Algae species discovered infesting NW Hawaiian waters has been identified
Credit: Photo courtesy: NOAA/National Marine Sanctuaries A newly-identified, fast-growing species of algae poses a major threat to coral reefs and ...
New study sparks fresh call for seagrass preservation
An increase in carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 5 million cars a year has been caused by the loss of ...
Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries
Credit: Peter T. Harris, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111398 Microplastic pollution in marine environments is concentrated most highly in coastal habitats, especially fjords and ...
Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differentl
Credit: Elizabeth Madin, University of Hawai'i In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers ...
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