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- Researchers search for best feed for the 'king' of the rivers
- Vast methane-based ecosystem uncovered
- Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales
- Abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral species predicted by model
- Fourteen closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago
- Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rainforest
- Why we need to put the fish back into fisheries
- Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in name of fossilized creature with 'scissor hand' claws
- Paleontology: The eloquence of otoliths seen in a 23 million year old fish fossil
- Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in ancient fossil find
- New era of fisheries policy needed to secure nutrition for millions
- Cooling ocean temperature could buy more time for coral reefs
- H1N1 discovered in marine mammals
- Coral reef fishes prove invaluable in the study of evolutionary ecology
- 'Fish thermometer' reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change
- Fossil saved from mule track revolutionizes understanding of ancient dolphin-like marine reptile
- From ocean to land: The fishy origins of our hips
- Microbes capture, store, and release nitrogen to feed reef-building coral
- Corals turn to algae for stored food when times get tough
- Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales
- Seabird bones reveal changes in open-ocean food chain
- Coral reefs suffering, but collapse not inevitable
- Under-appreciated benefit of oyster restoration highlighted
- First biological evidence of a supernova
- The Black Sea is a goldmine of ancient genetic data
- You are what (and where) you eat -- mercury pollution threatens Arctic foxes
- Scientists use satellites, underwater robot to study atlantic sturgeon migrations
- 'Dark oxidants' form away from sunlight in lake and ocean depths, underground soils
- How to clean seaweed from beaches: Dry it and use the biomass for energy
- Boom in jellyfish: Overfishing called into question
- Bizarre bone worms emit acid to feast on whale skeletons: Bone-melting substance drills opening for worms to access nutrients
- Bizarre bone worms emit acid to feast on whale skeletons: Bone-melting substance drills opening for worms to access nutrients within dead whales
- Sea turtles benefiting from protected areas
- Sushi for peccaries?
- Singing humpback whales tracked on Northwest Atlantic feeding ground
- Turtle genome analysis sheds light on turtle ancestry and shell evolution
- Something's fishy in the tree of life: Largest and most comprehensive studies of fish phylogeny
- Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years on Northeast continental shelf
- Fish win fights on strength of personality
- Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years
- Whales are able to learn from others: Humpbacks pass on hunting tips
- Deep, permeable soils buffer impacts of crop fertilizer on Amazon streams
- FlipperBot: Sea turtles and flipper-driven robot reveal principles of moving on sand and other granular media
- Robot baby sea turtles reveal principles of motion
- Big ecosystem changes viewed through the lens of tiny carnivorous plants
- Insights into deadly coral bleaching could help preserve reefs: Surprising result from study of 1893 World's Fair corals
- Insights into deadly coral bleaching could help preserve reefs: Surprising result from study of 1893 World's Fair corals using modern technology
- Why soft corals have unique pulsating motion
- Something's fishy in the tree of life: Largests and most comprehensive studies of fish phylogeny
- Ocean acidification as a hearing aid for fish?
- New understanding of rare white shark movement around Hawai'i
- 'First step' in addressing effects of climate change
- Age matters to Antarctic clams: Age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change
- Sea-ice ecosystem possibly triggered evolution of baleen whales and penguins
- Coelacanth genome surfaces: Unexpected insights from a fish with a 300-million-year-old fossil record
- Surprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
- Ocean's future not so bleak? Resilience found in shelled plants exposed to ocean acidification
- Pollution: Learning the limits for marine species
- The Rosette Agent: Monitoring a new threat in Britain's rivers
- Disappearing nannies force parents to accept their duties
- Sea mammals find U. S. safe harbor
- Goosefish capture small puffins over deep water of Northwest Atlantic
- Great white sharks scavenging on dead whales
- Research enables fishermen to harvest lucrative shellfish on Georges Bank
- Unusual anal fin offers new insight into evolution
- Ocean nutrients a key component of future change say scientists
- Surf's up: Turbulence tells sea urchins to settle down
- Human shadow cast over the Caribbean slows coral growth
- Scientists seek sea urchin's secret to surviving ocean acidification
- 'Pharmaceutical' approach boosts oil production from algae
- Air pollution stunts coral growth
- The Snakelocks Anemone, a marine species prized in cooking, has been bred for the first time in captivity
- First expansion of 'sea potato' seaweed into New England
- Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look: Western Australia’s Scott Reef has recovered from mass bleaching
- An ancient biosonar sheds new light on the evolution of echolocation in toothed whales
- One extinct turtle less: Turtle species in the Seychelles never existed
- Dwarf whale survived well into Ice Age
- Climate change winners: Adélie penguin population expands as ice fields recede
- Shark tooth weapons reveal missing shark species in Central Pacific islands
- Satellite tagging maps the secret migration of white sharks
- Painted turtle gets DNA decoded
- Record-breaking 2011 Lake Erie algae bloom may be sign of things to come
- Tiny grazers play key role in marine ecosystem health
- Chinese foreign fisheries catch 12 times more than reported, study shows
- Putting larval cobia to the acid test: Potential resistance to increasingly acidic oceans by certain species of fish
- Switching to a power stroke enables a tiny but important marine crustacean to survive
- Streams stressed by pharmaceutical pollution
- By keeping the beat, sea lion sheds new light on animals’ movements to sound
- Pirate perch probably use chemical camouflage to fool prey
- Large robotic jellyfish could one day patrol oceans
- Getting under the shell of the turtle genome
- Early prehistoric marine reptiles: Evidence of a placodont that originated in Europe
- How microbes survive at bare minimum: Archaea eat protein
- Controversial worm keeps its position as progenitor of humankind
- Lunar cycle determines hunting behavior of nocturnal gulls
- Hope for Galapagos wildlife threatened by marine invaders
- Uncovering Africa's oldest known penguins
- Risk to endangered whales from ships in southern California analyzed in new study
- Predictions of climate impacts on fisheries can be a mirage
- New study analyzes the risk to endangered whales from ships in southern California
- Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark
- 'Moderate' New England red tide forecasted for 2013
- A marine animal to feed your Eco-car
- Acoustic monitoring of Atlantic cod reveals clues to spawning behavior
- Can a tropical water flea invade European lakes?
- Some Alaskan trout use flexible guts for the ultimate binge diet
- Microalgae could be a profitable source of biodiesel
- Seabirds need effective marine conservation in wake of discard ban, warns study
- Archerfish get an eye test
- Invasive species: Understanding the threat before it's too late
- Enigmatic giant squid is same species in all oceans of the planet, dna studies show
- Giant squid: Monster from the deep hits the surface
- For polar bears, it's survival of the fattest
- Why red algae never colonized dry land
- Scientists discover reasons behind snakes' 'shrinking heads'
- Oxygen-poor 'boring' ocean challenged evolution of early life
- Special sea slug poised to make a comeback off California
- Antarctica's first whale skeleton found with nine new deep-sea species
- Highly effective communities of bacteria in the world's deepest oceanic trench
- Inspired by deep sea sponges: Creating flexible minerals
- Life deep within oceanic crust sustained by energy from interior of Earth
- 'Dirty blizzard' in Gulf of Mexico may account for missing Deepwater Horizon oil
- CITES makes historic decision to protect sharks and rays
- Dinosaur-era climate change study suggests reasons for turtle disappearance
- 'Dirty blizzard' in Gulf may account for missing Deepwater Horizon oil
- Role of kinship in mass strandings of pilot whales questioned
- Mass strandings of pilot whales may not be driven by kinship, DNA profiles show
- What do American bullfrogs eat when they're away from home? Practically everything
- Whale's streaming baleen tangles to trap food
- Discards ban could impact seabird populations
- Bottlenose dolphin leaders more likely to lead relatives than unrelated individuals
- Strange phallus-shaped creature is missing link: Discovery pushes fossil record back 200 million years
- Strange phallus-shaped creature pushes fossil record back 200 million years
- Making fuel from bacteria
- Marine diversity study proves value of citizen science
- Glaciers contribute significant iron to North Atlantic Ocean
- Environmental change impacts on migratory shorebirds differ for males and females
- Antarctic and Arctic insects use different genetic mechanisms to cope with lack of water
- Mystery of 'zombie worm' development unveiled
- When hungry, Gulf of Mexico algae go toxic
- Eel migration study reveals porbeagle shark predation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Cryptic clams: Biologists find species hiding in plain view
- Fluorescent light revealed as gauge of coral health: Mysterious glow of light found to correlate with coral stress prior to bleaching
- Plankton adjusts to changing ocean temperatures
- New fish species described from the streams of Manyas Lake basin, Turkey
- Duckweed as a cost-competitive raw material for biofuel production
- Tracking sediments' fate in largest-ever dam removal
- Porpoises have to be careful in the Eastern Scheldt in the Netherlands
- Fishers near marine protected areas go farther for catch but fare well
- Biologists produce rainbow-colored algae
- Robotic fish navigate water currents and turbulence
- One law to rule them all: Sizes within a species appear to follow an universal distribution
- Ancient DNA solves 320-year-old mystery: Origins of now extinct Falkland Islands wolf
- Shark fisheries globally unsustainable: 100 million sharks die every year
- Fish migrate to escape predators
- Sea lamprey genome mapped
- New marine species discovered in Pacific Ocean
- More new species in geologically dynamic region
- Ship noise makes crabs get crabby
- How much protection is enough?
- Feeding limbs and nervous system of one of Earth's earliest animals discovered
- Toxic oceans may have delayed spread of complex life
- Nemo helps anemone partner breath by fanning with his fins
- Leatherback sea turtle could be extinct within 20 years at last stronghold in the Pacific Ocean
- 2,000 pound turtle could be extinct within 20 years
- New maps depict potential worldwide coral bleaching by 2056
- Cockatoo 'can make its own tools'
- High-strength material advancements may lead to new, life-saving steel
- Computers 'taught' to ID regulating gene sequences
- New analysis of heart rate patterns on ECGs may predict death risk from all causes
- Not so fast: Economic growth will be steady no matter who's the next president
- Gravitmetric sensors for the real world
- Build your own home theater for full-blast entertainment with 'Virtual Sound Ball'
- Daily multivitamin use among men does not reduce risk of major cardiovascular events, study suggests
- Home blood pressure monitoring may not benefit patients with stroke and hypertension
- Recreational cocaine use linked to conditions that cause heart attack
- Some heart patients may respond differently to anti-platelet drugs
- Insect-repelling compounds discovered in folk remedy plant, Jatropha
- Carbon buried in the soil rises again
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators can reduce sudden death in young patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- We're more passive than we predict when sexually harassed, new study shows
- Common math standards supported with new study
- Standardized booster seat laws could save lives of children
- 2001-2002 drought helped propel mountain pine beetle epidemic
- Overweight patients hospitalized with pneumonia more apt to survive
- Unexpected bottleneck identified in spread of herpes simplex virus
- Smell you later! Chemosignals communicate human emotions
- Low vitamin D levels linked to longevity, surprising study shows
- Crystals for efficient refrigeration: Can pump or extract heat, even on the nanoscale, for use on computer chips
- Taking the 'pulse' of volcanoes using satellite images
- Heart attack packs a wallop to wallet of survivors, their employers
- Electron microscopes with a twist: Vortex beams, rotating like a tornado, offer new possibilities for electron microscopy
- How presidential candidates' actions speak louder than their words
- Vehicles, roadways 'talk' in efforts to improve traffic safety
- The evolution of creationism
- Women's body talk: Perception stronger than reality?
- Therapy for stroke patients improved: More mobility due to deafferentation
- Superstorm animation shows Sandy's explosive development
- People can learn to sense with 'rat's whiskers' on fingers; May improve aids for the blind
- Field geologists (finally) going digital
- Massive volcanic eruption puts past climate and people in perspective
- Daily doses of a new probiotic reduces 'bad' and total cholesterol
- Genetically engineered tomatoes decrease plaque build-up in mice
- Prenatal testosterone levels influence later response to reward
- Air exposure between blinks affects deposits on contact lenses
- Hydro-fracking: Fact vs. fiction
- Scientists find genes linked to human neurological disorders in sea lamprey genome
- Using amount of fish caught as measure of fisheries health is misleading
- Vibrant mix of marine life found at extreme ocean depths
- Conserving corals by understanding their genes
- Study of remora fish could lead to new bio-adhesive
- Migratory behavior of oceanic whitetip sharks revealed
- Where does our head come from? Brainless sea anemone sheds new light on the evolutionary origin of the head
- Where does our head come from?
- Antarctic biodiversity data gathered by 90 expeditions since 1956 summarized
- Jurassic records warn of risk to marine life from global warming
- How seals sleep with only half their brain at a time
- Nesting site protection 'key to save turtles from climate change'
- A solution to sinusitis from the sea
- Fish become bolder and more gluttonous from mood-altering drug residue in water
- Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem during ice minimum in summer 2012
- Picky eater fish clean up seaweeds from coral reefs
- Genetic study pursues elusive goal: How many humpbacks existed before whaling?
- Marsh plants actively engineer their landscape
- World's oldest-known wild bird hatches another chick
- New genus of crustacean and five new species
- Tiny marine creature spreading through ocean, stabilizing reefs and islands with calcareous shells
- 2012 U. S. Shark attacks highest since 2000
- How new corals species form in the ocean
- Nitrogen from pollution, natural sources causes growth of toxic algae, study finds
- Tiny marine creature spreading through ocean, stabilizing reefs with calcareous shells
- Indonesian fishing communities find balance between biodiversity and development
- Animal magnetism: First evidence that magnetism helps salmon find home
- Scientists using holiday snaps to identify whale sharks
- Nylons made from shrimps
- Nothing fishy about swimming with same-sized mates
- Pirate-like flies connect symbiosis to diversity
- Shimmering water reveals cold volcanic vent in Antarctic waters
- Tourists face health risks from contact with captive sea turtles
- Could the humble sea urchin hold the key to carbon capture?
- Tortugas Marine Reserve yields more, larger fish
- Climate change clues from tiny marine algae -- ancient and modern
- DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle
- Taking a bite at the shark bite
- Amazon freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to degradation
- When mangroves no longer protect the coastline
- Coral-killing starfish decimate entire coral reefs, reason for spread unclear
- How do corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet?
- Tapeworm eggs discovered in 270 million year old fossil shark feces
- Lake Mead aquatic-science research documents substantial improvements in ecosystem
- How plant communities endure stress
- Tomorrow's life-saving medications may currently be living at the bottom of the sea
- New evidence highlights threat to Caribbean coral reef growth: Many Caribbean coral reefs are starting to erode
- Bugs in the Atmosphere: Significant microorganism populations found in middle and upper troposphere
- Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes
- Underwater CO₂ shows potential as barrier to Asian carp
- How the purple and pink sunscreens of reef corals work
- Wood on the seafloor: An oasis for deep-sea life
- Tiny fossils hold answers to big questions on climate change: Research explores 12,000 year fossil record
- Mycobacteriosis in fish
- Fish journeying upstream are hampered by hydropower dams: Facilities in northeastern U.S. fail to allow passage of migrating fish
- Earliest sea cow ancestors originated in Africa, lived in fresh water
- Removing doubt over croc snout clout
- They hunt, they kill, they cheat: Single-celled algae shed light on social lives of microbes
- New research throws doubt on earlier 'killer walrus' claims
- 'Shell-shocked' crabs can feel pain
- Ornamental fish industry faces increasing problems with antibiotic resistance
- Scientists find 'bipolar' marine bacteria, refuting 'everything is everywhere' idea
- 'Bipolar' marine bacteria discovered: Refutes 'everything is everywhere' idea
- Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
- A snapshot of pupfish evolution
- Baby sharks stay still to avoid being detected by predators
- Newly discovered emperor penguin colony receives first human visitors
- Scientists use marine robots to detect endangered whales
- Whales' foraging strategies revealed by new technology
- Heat-resistant corals provide clues to climate change survival
- Giant fossil predator provides insights into the rise of modern marine ecosystem structures
- Waterfall-climbing fish use same mechanism to climb waterfalls and eat algae
- Bering Sea study finds prey density more important to predators than biomass
- Big brains are pricey, guppy study shows
- The effect of stress on Atlantic salmon's congenital immunity to IPN
- A new fish species from Lake Victoria named in honor of the author of Darwin's Dreampond
- Jellyfish experts show increased blooms are a consequence of periodic global fluctuations
- Animals contribute to seagrass dispersal: Fish, terrapins, and birds may help spread eelgrass seeds into new areas
- Children's preexisting symptoms influence their reactions to disaster coverage on TV
- Laser the size of a virus particle: Miniature laser operates at room temperature and defies the diffraction limit of light
- Comedian's political humor affects potential voter's attitudes about candidates
- Controlling vascular disease may be key to reducing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease
- Indian monsoon failure more frequent with global warming, research suggests
- How underground rodent wards off cancer: Second mole rat species has different mechanism for resisting cancer
- Origin of life: Hypothesis traces first protocells back to emergence of cell membrane bioenergetics
- Origin of life emerged from cell membrane bioenergetics
- NOAA lists ringed and bearded ice seal populations under the Endangered Species Act
- Therapy with bone marrow-derived stem cells does not improve short-term recovery after heart attack
- PTSD linked to smaller brain area regulating fear response
- Healthy living adds fourteen years to your life, study suggests
- Climate modeler identifies trigger for Earth's last big freeze
- Superbug MRSA identified in US wastewater treatment plants
- First gene therapy study in human salivary gland shows promise
- New DNA vaccine technology poised to deliver safe and cost-effective disease protection
- Paleo-ocean chemistry: New data challenge old views about evolution of early life
- Kids consume more soda and calories when eating out
- Revolutionary type of gel discovered
- Study examines smoking by inpatients during hospital stay
- Physical exercise improves gait speed, muscle strength, fitness in patients with Parkinson's disease
- Low pH levels can eliminate harmful blooms of golden algae, one cause of massive fish kills
- What do leeches, limpets and worms have in common? Now, a sequenced genome
- New dinosaur: First freshwater mosasaur discovered
- Dinosaur: First freshwater mosasaur discovered
- Multi-tasking whales sing while feeding, not just breeding
- Genomic frontier -- The unexplored animal kingdom: Genomes of limpet, leech and worm put spotlight on lophotrochozoans
- Sustainable way to make a prized fragrance ingredient
- Injured coral? Expect less sex
- 'House hunters walrus': Novel camera system to map Arctic sea ice surface topography
- Measuring dispersal: How well are soft-sediment invertebrate communities connected on the seafloor?
- 'House hunters walrus'
- Lethal stings from the Australian box jellyfish could be treated with zinc
- Dolphin hearing system component found in insects
- Australian multicellular fossils point to life on land, not at sea, geologist proposes
- Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes
- Scary news for corals -- from the Ice Age
- Micro sensors help underwater robots swim like fish
- Tiny fossil new to science discovered: Related to crabs, lobsters and shrimps
- Fish have enormous nutrient impacts on marine ecosystems, study finds
- International trade in live corals could help preserve wild corals and coral reefs ecosystems, study suggests
- Tracking gene flow in marine plant evolution
- From clawed spiders to deep-sea sharks: 137 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012
- Hexagonal pattern found on plant-parasitic nematode
- Keeping ship hulls free of marine organisms
- Migrating Great Lakes salmon carry contaminants upstream
- Madagascar gets tough with poachers
- At high altitude, carbs are the fuel of choice
- Arctic continues to break records in 2012: Becoming warmer, greener region with record losses of summer sea ice and late spring snow
- First evidence of fish sensing geomagnetic fields from a Czech Christmas market
- Lobster farming breakthrough: Doubling survival rates among lobster larvae under farmed conditions
- Mercury releases contaminate ocean fish: New research important to discussion of international mercury
- Probiotics help fish grow up faster and healthier
- Mercury released into air contaminates ocean fish
- Ecologists shed new light on effects of light pollution on wildlife
- Insects beware: The sea anemone is coming
- An ocean away: Two new encrusting anemones found in unexpected locations
- Algae held captive and genes stolen in crime of evolution
- Bioengineered marine algae expands environments where biofuels can be produced
- New crab species discovered off the coast of Belize
- How do sea urchins see?
- Antimicrobial resistance in fish pathogenic bacteria and other bacteria in aquatic environments
- Europe must not lose momentum in marine biodiversity research, experts urge
- Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry
- Emperor penguins budget time for short rests on ice during chick-rearing season
- Darkened fjord waters mean fewer fish, more jellyfish
- Fragile Western Isles ecosystem under threat: Misconceived sea defense measures will destroy machair, says expert
- Bioinspired Robot Meets Fish: Robotic fish research swims into new ethorobotics waters
- New model reveals how huddling penguins share heat fairly
- Seals gamble with their pups' futures
- Saving salmon from deadly sea lice
- At least one-third of marine species remain undescribed
- Pacific fishing zones: Lifeline for overfished tuna?
- Naïve fish: Easy targets for spear fishers
- Natural product produced by marine algae shows promise in stroke recovery treatment
- Catch and release of rare cancer cells inspired by jellyfish
- Scientists unravel the mystery of marine methane oxidation
- Gannets could be affected by offshore energy developments
- Two new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica
- Next-generation echo sounder ready
- Corals attacked by toxic seaweed use chemical 911 signals to summon help from fish
- Historic coral collapse on Great Barrier Reef
- Why fish talk
- Fossils and genes brought together to piece together evolutionary history
- Strange diet for methane-consuming microorganisms
- Stirred not mixed: How seawater turbulence affects marine food webs
- Warming temperatures cause aquatic animals to shrink the most
- Staying still or going hunting: Which works better for a hungry ocean microbe?
- New study to examine ecological tipping points in hopes of preventing them
- Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil
- Huge deposit of Jurassic turtle remains found in China
- Infrared vision in a cichlid fish
- Where does a 500-pound sea lion spit?
- Hermit crabs socialize to evict their neighbors
- Penis worms show the evolution of the digestive system
- Protecting fish from river development
- Fishing for answers off Fukushima
- New evidence from the Baltic Sea: Seafloor biodiversity affects sediment nutrient cycling
- Unique sea snake found in museum
- Living power cables discovered: Multicellular bacteria transmit electrons across relatively great distances
- Large-scale production of biofuels made from algae poses sustainability concerns
- Archer fish hunt insects with water jet six times stronger than their muscular power
- 100 million-year-old coelacanth fish discovered in Texas is new species from Cretaceous
- Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animals: When it comes to ocean extinctions, range size matters most
- Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animals
- Helping North America's marine protected areas adapt to a changing climate
- Genetic patterns of deep-sea coral provide insights into evolution of marine life
- Whale racket: Sounding out how loud the oceans were from whale vocalizing prior to industrial whaling
- Sweden’s only coral reef at risk of dying
- A whale with a distinctly human-like voice
- How a fish 'broke' a law of physics
- Tropical collapse in Early Triassic caused by lethal heat: Extreme temperatures blamed for 'Dead Zone'
- Fishery collapse near Venezuela linked to climate change
- Why are U.S. Eastern seaboard salt marshes falling apart?
- Why are our salt marshes falling apart?
- Corals and food security: Study shows nations at risk
- Negative impact of nutrients on coastal ecosystems: Environment begins 'falling apart' in less than 7 years
- Long-term observations in the tropics linked to global climate change
- Too much helpful algae can be bad for corals
- Seaweed: An alternative protein source
- Arctic and Southern Oceans appear to determine the composition of microbial populations
- Choreography of submerged whale lunges revealed
- New cave-dwelling reef coral discovered in the Indo-Pacific
- Soft-shelled turtles urinate through mouth
- New fossils suggest ancient origins of modern-day deep-sea animals
- New species: Looks like turtle weed, but it's not
- What might have caused recent increase of coral diseases in the Caribbean?
- Vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities
- Marine worms reveal the deepest evolutionary patterns
- May the force be with them: Deep sea acorn worms named after Yoda
- Life cycle of blue-crab parasite unraveled
- It's not too late for coral reefs, experts say
- Mollusc missing link revealed in 3-D
- Which came first, shells or no shells? Ancient mollusk tells a contrary story
- Ecologists start new Antarctic season comparing animals' handling of adversity
- Ancient mollusk tells a contrary story
- Sea urchin's spiny strength revealed
- Manatees reflect quality of health in marine ecosystems, longterm study finds
- Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the last 27 years
- Clam shells yield clues to Atlantic’s climate history
- Marine animals could hold key to looking young: Sea cucumbers, sea urchins can change elasticity of collagen
- Marine animals could hold key to looking young
- Chemical memory of seawater: Scientists examine biomolecules dissolved in the ocean and read them like a history book
- White shark diets vary with age and among individuals
- Marine plants can flee to avoid predators: First observation of predator avoidance behavior by phytoplankton
- Nothing fishy about fish oil fortified nutrition bars
- Researchers discover what vampire squids eat: It's not what you think
- New clues about ancient water cycles shed light on U.S. deserts
- Nature's misfits: Reclassifying protists helps answer how many species remain undiscovered
- Nature's misfits: Reclassifying protists helps us understand how many species remain undiscovered
- Preserving large females could prevent overfishing of Atlantic cod, Swedish study finds
- Scientists capture clues to sustainability of fish populations
- Coral hotspots found in deepwater canyons off northeast US coast
- River turtle species in Missouri still suffers from past harvesting, study finds
- Diversity, distribution of cutthroat trout in Colorado clarified
- Scientists predict major shifts in Pacific ecosystems by 2100
- Large bacterial population colonized land 2.75 billion years ago
- ISA virus infects salmon from within
- New turtle tracking technique may aid efforts to save loggerhead
- Osteoporosis in the world's oceans: Bioeroding sponges are threatening coral reefs
- Unusual symbiosis in marine microorganisms fertilizes ocean by fixing nitrogen
- DNA analysis aids in classifying single-celled algae
- Oyster genome uncover the stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation
- Carbon dioxide from water pollution, as well as air pollution, may adversely impact oceans
- The 'slippery slope to slime': Overgrown algae causing coral reef declines
- CT scan and 3-D print help scientists reconstruct an ancient mollusk
- University students design unique marine-tracking device
- Whales fall through the research net: Global populations of marine mammals observed far too little
- Shrinking snow depth on Arctic sea ice threatens ringed seal habitat
- Reduced sea ice: Fewer consequences than anticipated?
- Surviving without ice: Arctic crustaceans use currents, deep-water migration to survive sea ice melts
- Long menopause allows killer whales to care for adult sons
- Devastating red alga discovered creeping north to maine
- Little Ice Age led to migration of island hopping arctic foxes
- Invader of the invader: Tiny crustaceans found on red swamp crayfish
- At least 200,000 tons of oil and gas from Deepwater Horizon spill consumed by Gulf bacteria
- First-time analysis of three distinct contributions of forage fish
- Eight new cusk-eel species useful for understanding environment
- Bacteria are social microorganisms, new research suggests
- Ancient, humble critter proves: Newer isn’t always better
- Biomarine-based value creation could increase six-fold by 2050
- Lifestyle of a killer: In wild European brown shrimp, parasitic dinoflagellates have bacteria-like endosymbionts
- Changes in water chemistry leave lake critters defenseless
- Deep-sea crabs grab grub using UV vision: Some crabs on the sea floor can see UV light and use the ability to select healthy food
- Bacteria on marine sponges can develop capacity to move and inhibit biofilm formation
- How ocean energy impacts life in the deep sea: Results will help scientists understand what to expect under future climate change
- Picky penguins: Does mate choice depend on genes that help resist disease?
- It pays to keep salmon fit: Salmon farmers could save big by exercising their fish more -- without overexerting them
- Human impact felt on Black Sea long before industrial era
- Finicky young wrasse want shrimp
- Tracking fish through a coral reef seascape: Ear-bone 'tree rings' provide evidence of connectivity
- Viruses could be the key to healthy corals
- 'Weird chemistry' by microbe is prime source of ocean methane
- New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater
- New approach needed to restore New England river herring
- Less is more for reef-building corals: Surprisingly more flexible corals are more sensitive to environment disturbances
- Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles?
- Male snails babysit for other dads: Family secrets of marine whelk Solenosteira macrospira
- New maps may reduce tourism impacts on Hawaiian dolphins
- One third less life on planet Earth? Scientists offer better estimate of living biomass
- One third less life on planet Earth: Better estimate of living biomass
- Oceanic mystery solved: Connection between 'monster larva' and unique species of shrimp
- Darwin discovered to be right: Eastern Pacific barrier is virtually impassable by coral species
- How methane becomes fish food
- New survey of ocean floor finds juvenile scallops are abundant in Mid-Atlantic
- In Fiji, marine protection gets local boost
- Traumatic mating may offer fitness benefits for female sea slugs
- Nutrient behind fresh water algae blooms pinpointed
- Ancient fossils reveal how the mollusc got its teeth
- Recovering Baltic cod is lacking food
- World's sea life is 'facing major shock', marine scientists warn
- Marine species at risk unless drastic protection policies put in place
- Genetically engineered algae for biofuel pose potential risks
- Improving water quality can help save coral reefs
- Report card shows Australia's oceans are changing
- 'Dinosaur bends' caused by prolonged diving
- Invasive brittle star species hits Atlantic Ocean
- Potent human toxins prevalent in Canada's freshwaters
- Marine research in the Brazilian rain forest: Slash and burn practice for centuries as source of stable carbon compounds in the oceans
- Chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps may impair muscle function
- Mission discovers record depth for Lophelia coral on Gulf of Mexico energy platforms
- Snail believed extinct found by student in Cahaba River
- Drivers of marine biodiversity: Tiny, freeloading clams find the key to evolutionary success
- New pathway for invasive species -- science teachers
- Seafood, wild or farmed? The answer may be both
- Limits of microbial life in an undersea volcano: Third of Earth's organisms live in rock and sediments
- Microbes, sponges, and worms add to coral reef woes
- Deep-sea squid can 'jettison arms' as defensive tactic
- Amazing deep diving by imperial cormorant bird
- Skin cancer identified for the first time in wild fish populations, beneath ozone layer hole
- Coral reef thriving in sediment-laden waters
- New influenza virus from seals highlights the risks of pandemic flu from animals
- An avian flu that jumps from birds to mammals is killing New England's baby seals
- Researchers monitor 'red tides' in Chesapeake Bay waters
- Ion selectivity in neuronal signaling channels evolved twice in animals
- Students discover methane seep ecosystem
- Molecular mechanism behind deep-sea bacteria's pressure tolerance
- Engineers are designing, building mechanical ray
- International regulation curbs illegal trade of caviar
- A fish friendly facility for the International Space Station
- Marine protected areas: what is their impact on fishing?
- Mangroves: A filter for heavy metals
- Tropical plankton invade arctic waters: Researchers see natural cycle but questions arise on climate change
- Marine microorganisms hold the key to life on Earth
- Superfast evolution in sea stars
- 'Red tide' species is deadlier than first thought
- Public sightings suggest increase in basking sharks in British waters
- Behold, the artificial jellyfish: Researchers create moving model, using silicone polymer and heart muscle cells
- Medusa reimagined: Reverse engineering a jellyfish with ability to swim
- High dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to oil spill and other environmental factors, study finds
- Virus discovered in Cultus Lake sport fish
- Success of pink bacteria in oceans of the world
- Could volcanic eruptions in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef?
- What we know and don't know about Earth's missing biodiversity
- A bright future -- with algae: Diatoms as templates for tomorrow's solar cells
- A bright future - with algae
- Antarctica at risk from human activities
- The challenges facing the vulnerable Antarctic
- Viruses may be causing coral bleaching and decline around the world
- Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean naturally tougher than Caribbean reefs
- Not so happy: King penguins stressed by human presence
- Copper from car brakes and mining is making salmon prone to predators
- New parasitic coral reef crustacean named after late reggae performer Bob Marley
- Corals on ocean-side of reef are most susceptible to recent warming
- Acid-wielding worms drill through bones at the bottom of the sea
- Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs
- Scientists discover new trigger for immense North Atlantic Ocean spring plankton bloom
- Increased growth responsible for color changes in coral reefs
- Trace me if you can: Studying the marine top predators with biogeochemical markers
- Eddies, not sunlight, spur annual phytoplankton bloom in North Atlantic
- Fish learn to cope in a high carbon dioxide world, new study suggests
- Diving shrews: Heat before you leap
- Seabirds study shows plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest
- Inspired by nature: Paints and coatings containing bactericidal agent nanoparticles combat marine fouling
- Pollutants could pose health risks for five sea turtle species
- Searching for the origin of muscles
- Nanoscopic look at an estuary's green algae
- Largest ever analysis of respiration reveals insight into climate change
- Mystery of the flatfish head solved
- Toxins produced by algae lead to deviant behaviour and changes in brain activity in salmon
- Black brant geese show lifetime relationship good for goose and gander
- Fisheries: How much government regulation should there be?
- Foundational concept of ecology tested: Purple loosestrife altered life in nearby ponds
- Mussels’ stickiness may lead to smarter medical glues
- Waves of responders deploy omics to track Deepwater Horizon cleanup microbes
- Elephant seals help uncover slower-than-expected Antarctic melting
- Turning down the dial: Ocean energy development with less sound
- Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' predictions feature uncertainty
- Earliest record of mating fossil vertebrates: Nine pairs of fossilized turtles died while mating 47 million years ago
- Melting sea ice threatens emperor penguins
- Clues to nervous system evolution found in nerve-less sponge
- Carbon is key for getting algae to pump out more oil
- Biologists map fish species at risk from dams
- More than one way to be healthy: Map of bacterial makeup of humans reveals microbial rare biosphere
- New report puts real numbers behind history of oyster reefs
- New species of crab has been found hiding in the seabed of Galicia (Spain)
- Where humans split from sharks: Common ancestor comes into focus
- Dry rivers, vibrant with culture and life
- Protein analysis investigates marine worm community
- Turtles more closely related to birds than lizards and snakes, genetic evidence shows
- Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems
- Old fish makes new splash: Coelacanth find rewrites history of the ancient fish
- Intricate, often invisible land-sea ecological chains of life threatened with extinction around the world
- It took Earth ten million years to recover from greatest mass extinction
- T cells 'hunt' parasites like animal predators seek prey, a new study reveals
- Marine reserves provide baby bonus to fisheries
- Grazing snails rule the waves
- Life scientists view biodiversity through a whole new dimension: Body size, feeding rates
- A 'B12 shot' for marine algae?
- Too few salmon is far worse than too many boats for killer whales
- Predicting the oceans of the future with a mini-lab
- Caribbean wins the seaweed Olympics
- Armored caterpillar could inspire new body armor
- Scientists discover huge phytoplankton bloom in ice-covered waters
- Floating dock from Japan carries potential invasive species
- Nuisance seaweed found to produce compounds with biomedical potential
- DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries
- Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source
- Understanding Arctic Ocean's carbon cycle
- Marine aquarium fish trade study reveals fewer fish, more species imported than previously estimated
- Tracking atlantic bluefin tuna shows migration secrets
- Not a one-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes
- Rapid coral death by a deadly chain reaction
- Sea urchin populations in the Mediterranean
- Invasive species underwater: Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory
- Record number of young scallops in Mid-Atlantic
- Recreational fishing causes Cape Cod salt marsh die-off
- Steelhead trout lose out when water is low in wine country
- New species of fish in Sweden
- Arctic seabirds adapt to climate change
- Hidden lives of elephant seals: Record-setting dive more than a mile deep
- Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too
- Scientists provide first large-scale estimate of reef shark losses in the Pacific Ocean
- One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction
- What do marine snails and insulin have in common? New approach to treat diabetes?
- Purple sea urchin metamorphosis controlled by histamine
- Eight species of wild fish have been detected in aquaculture feed
- Sulfur finding may hold key to Gaia theory of Earth as living organism
- Encyclopedia of Life reaches historic one million species pages milestone
- Roadmap towards sustainable pole-and-line-caught tuna
- First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants
- Pacific islands on equator may become refuge for corals in a warming climate due to changes in ocean currents
- Global warming refuge discovered near at-risk Pacific island nation of Kiribati
- Impaired recovery of Atlantic cod: Forage fish or other factors?
- Marine food chain becomes clearer with new revelations about prey distribution
- First-of-its-kind study reveals surprising ecological effects of earthquake and tsunami
- Nutrient supply after algal bloom determines the succession of the bacterial population
- Means to detect low-level exposure to seafood toxin in marine animals developed
- Weed-eating fish 'help protect jobs, livelihoods'
- Antarctic octopus study shows West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have collapsed 200,000 years ago
- Desperate fishwives search for goby males
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