Increases in temperature as a result of climate change are mirrored in lake waters where temperatures are also on the rise. A new study, by Dr. Martin Dokulil, retired researcher from the Institute for Limnology at the University ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 06, 2013 3.5 / 5 (6) 1

(Phys.org) —North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has impacts that span multiple generations – causing the so ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

According to Finnish-Estonian joint research with data obtained on two crustacean species, there is apparently no reason to consider silver nanoparticles more dangerous for aquatic ecosystems than silver ions. The results ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Feb 28, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org)—Baylor University researchers are one step closer to understanding the algae that causes a substantial number of fish deaths in more than 18 states.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 20, 2012 not rated yet 2

Oil from a barge that sank in a bay off the Bulgarian section of the Danube is in danger of leaking into the main river, posing "potentially serious" consequences, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Warmer temperatures cause greater reduction in the adult sizes of aquatic animals than in land-dwellers in a new study by scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Liverpool.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 05, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 1 |

An international research team, led by Institute of Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences and BGI, has completed the sequencing, assembly and analysis of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) genome—the first ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 19, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

Methane is an organic carbon compound containing the fundamental building block of nearly all living material: carbon. It provides an important source of energy and nutrients for bacteria. Methane is produced in oxygen-free ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are some of the strongest materials on Earth and are used to strengthen composite materials, such as those used in high-performance tennis rackets. CNTs have potential uses in everything from medicine ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Aug 22, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- When tiny aquatic organisms reproduce in large amounts, algal blooms occur that take over portions of open water up to hundreds of miles in area.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 15, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science continue to monitor the algal blooms that have been discoloring Chesapeake Bay waters during the last few weeks. These "red tides" occur in the lower ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Climate change, habitat destruction, pollution and invasive species are all involved in the global crisis of amphibian declines and extinctions, researchers suggest in a new analysis, but increasingly these ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 18, 2012 3 / 5 (3) 1 |

Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

'When the River Runs Dry' is a familiar song in Australia. Some rivers in the arid center of the continent flow only after a stiff monsoon season, and smaller tributaries all over the country commonly shrink to puddled potholes ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 07, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Lake Bonney in Antarctica is perennially covered in ice. It is exposed to severe environmental stresses, including minimal nutrients, low temperatures, extreme shade, and, during the winter, 24-hour darkness. ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 23, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0