How did Florida fail to respond to a coral disease epizootic and what’s to follow?
IMAGE: A colony of the large grooved brain coral, Colpophyllia natans, infected by Stony Coral Tissue...
Squid-inspired robot swims with nature’s most efficient marine animals
Scientists at the University of Southampton and University of Edinburgh have developed a flexible underwater...
Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic...
A sea of rubbish: ocean floor landfills
The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula,...
Scientists present novel approach for monitoring freshwater health
IMAGE: The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment...
Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave hello to attract mates
Berkeley -- Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential...
Stuck in a rut: Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state
IMAGE: Image photo of algal communities view more Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Out...
Guppies have varying levels of self-control
IMAGE: Trinidadian guppies view more Credit: University of Exeter Just like humans trying to stick to...
Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
IMAGE: Identified annual growth bands in a vertebra of the extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon along...
Scientists discover slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy
Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in waters with few nutrients....