Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where invasive species will arrive ...

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 1

The large cargo ships that steam daily into Newark Bay unload more than the colorful containers stacked on deck - from their holds they also can release millions of gallons of water teeming with tiny sea creatures from faraway ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new study of Antarctic clams reveals that age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change. The research provides new insight and understanding of the likely impact of predicted environmental change ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 18, 2013 4.3 / 5 (6) 7

(Phys.org) —A barefoot encounter with a Razor Clam is not a pleasant experience, just ask anyone who has had their feet sliced open in the shallows of picturesque Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney.

Biology - Ecology

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Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their genes.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 12, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 1 |

An underwater robot made a splash at a University of Delaware swimming pool recently in a test of the new equipment, which will soon be used in field research by College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) scientists.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Rubber barriers bound for the lakebed of Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay are being assembled at the University of California, Davis, as part of the biggest Asian clam control project in the lake's history. UC Davis scientists, staff ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 17, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Two Iowa State University graduate students are just back from the Gulf of Maine with another big catch of clam shells.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—One of the greatest threats to wildlife on the planet is the ongoing acidification of the ocean. As acidity rises, there is also less carbonate available in the ocean, which makes life difficult ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

A new study of deep-sea species across the globe aims to understand how natural gradients in food and temperature in the dark, frigid waters of the deep sea affect the snails, clams, and other creatures that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 05, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

One fifth of the world's invertebrates may be heading for extinction according to 'Spineless', a report published today (Friday 31st) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with IUCN and ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 31, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet? It's a central question in evolutionary biology. For land-dwelling organisms such as insects and the flowers they ...

Biology - Evolution

Aug 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

A University of Connecticut researcher and his team have discovered that a species of tiny aquatic organism prominent in harmful algal blooms sometimes called "red tide" is even deadlier than first thought, with potential ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 23, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Beth Arcos picked her way through muck and pickleweed just west of the Bremerton waterfront, on the trail of an ancient earthquake and tsunami.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jul 16, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Sometimes it’s the little things that matter most. That’s definitely the case for endangered and threatened seagrass ecosystems according to a new study. Little clams living in the soil of seagrass ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 14, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |