Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild—from an acupuncturist.

Biology - Ecology

May 21, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 10, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums. Among scientists, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Fishers near marine protected areas end up traveling farther to catch fish but maintain their social and economic well-being, according to a study by fisheries scientists at Washington State University and in Hawaii.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends - because they look so good by comparison.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 13, 2013 3.3 / 5 (3) 0

Cichlid fish are more likely to accept immigrants into their group when they are under threat from predators and need reinforcements, new research shows. The researcher suggests that there are parallels between cooperatively ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 06, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Microbiologists who study wild marine microbes, as opposed to the lab-grown variety, face enormous challenges in getting a clear picture of the daily activities of their subjects. But a team of scientists ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jan 22, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Mycobacteriosis in fish is a disease that is difficult to detect and therefore often underdiagnosed. For the same reason, information about the effects of this disease on the fish farming industry has been ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—The international trade in corals used to be primarily a curio trade of dried skeletons, but now focuses on live corals for the marine reef aquarium trade. A team of Roger Williams University (RWU), Boston University ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Engineers at Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed autonomous underwater vehicles that can photograph regions of ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

One of 25 dolphins being transferred to a Singapore oceanarium despite protests from activists died during its flight to the city-state on Thursday, the resort said.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 22, 2012 not rated yet 1

A first batch of dolphins has arrived at a new oceanarium in Singapore after activists failed to have the animals' transfer from the Philippines blocked, officials said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 20, 2012 not rated yet 1

(Phys.org)—Researchers working with a team from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have confirmed that a species of sponge first spotted off the coast of California in 2000 by a team of geologists, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

(AP)—A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Brooklyn.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

The southern sea otter population continues its pattern of tepid recovery, according to the latest population survey led by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, UC Santa Cruz, and the California Department ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 22, 2012 not rated yet 0