Swimming around and around in a 20,000 gallon tank at the University of Rhode Island's Bay Campus are several large yellowfin tuna captured last fall about 100 miles off the Rhode Island coast. The fish are part of the first ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 13, 2013 not rated yet 2

The commercial value of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) in the Caribbean reaches $1 billion annually, thus making it one of the most valuable fisheries in the region. In a new study of this iconic specie ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —When presented with a bevy of beauties, male meal moths - the scourge of many a household pantry - will prefer to invest in sex over self-preservation, according to researchers.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Remora fish, with a sucking disc on top of their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to the hulls of boats and in ancient times were thought to purposely slow the boat down. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 06, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Coral reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef devastated by cyclone Yasi were replenished by large numbers of coral larvae nine months after the cyclone.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Recent flooding throughout the state might give mosquito populations a boost. But, then again, it might not.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

The moth genus Monema is represented by medium-sized yellowish species. The genus belongs to the Limacodidae family also known as the slug moths due to the distinct resemblance of their caterpillars to som ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 04, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Almost one in six people worldwide are infected by parasitic worms, while parasitic infections of livestock cause economic losses of billions of Euro per year. Resistance to the few drugs available to treat ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

Using the sensitive ears of a parasitic fly for inspiration, a group of researchers has created a new type of microphone that achieves better acoustical performance than what is currently available in hearing aids. The scientists ...

Technology - Engineering

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The United Nations on Thursday warned overfishing in the Mediterranean was boosting jellyfish, which reduce stocks further and it called for jellyfish to be used in food, medicine and cosmetics.

Biology - Ecology

May 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Early morning raindrops, hanging on the leaves of Virginia Commonwealth University's Pollak Building's rooftop garden, acted as welcomed drinks of water for 1,500 lady bugs as they were introduced ...

Biology - Ecology

May 27, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

An insect-eating pitcher plant teams up with ants to prevent mosquito larvae from stealing its nutrients, according to research published May 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Mathias Scharmann and co ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 22, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 20, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

Naturally occurring "keystone" molecules that have powerful behavioral effects on diverse organisms often play large but unrecognized roles in structuring ecosystems, according to a theory proposed in the June issue of BioScience.

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

The hordes are rising. A cicada invasion is imminent in the US, with millions of the large cricket-like insects poised to emerge from the earth after 17 years lying in wait. The first of the bugs that are ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 14, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 2