Marine
What four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs
Alaskan waters are a critical fishery for salmon. Complex marine food webs underlie and sustain this fishery, and scientists want...
Scientists discover endoparasitic marine tapeworm trapped in cretaceous amber
Cestoda, commonly known as tapeworms, is a large class within the platyhelminth phylum with about 5,000 species described so far. Recently,...
Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the...
Newly uncovered history of a key ocean current carries a warning on climate
It carries more than 100 times as much water as all the world's rivers combined. It reaches from the ocean's...
Going ‘back to the future’ to forecast the fate of a dead Florida coral reef
Rising temperatures and disease outbreaks are decimating coral reefs throughout the tropics. Evidence suggests that higher latitude marine environments may...
Study underscores uncertain costs of iron fertilization
As society grapples with the intensifying consequences of climate change, decision makers are increasingly looking to carbon dioxide removal as...
UMass Amherst-led team creates biofilm-resistant glass for marine environments
AMHERST, Mass. – A group of researchers led by University of Massachusetts Amherst engineers have created ultraviolet (UV) rays-emitting glass...
Ancient ocean oxygenation timeline revealed
New study introduces a pioneering application of dolomite U-Pb geochronology, shedding new light on the evolution of ancient marine environments....
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies