New branch on tree of life includes 'lions of the microbial world'
There's a new branch on the tree of life and it's made up of predators that nibble their prey to death.
There's a new branch on the tree of life and it's made up of predators that nibble their prey to death.
Evolution
Dec 7, 2022
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A gelatinous sea creature could teach engineers a lesson or two.
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2022
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Single-celled organisms with calcareous shells, called foraminifera, contribute significantly to the formation of sand deposited on beaches, islands and coastal areas. Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2022
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Two spinner dolphins died from toxoplasmosis after becoming infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Health and Stranding Lab. One dolphin was stranded ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2022
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The nearshore rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel are dynamic places, with populations of fish, mollusks, algae and other assorted sea life shifting in response to currents, storms and a variety of other conditions. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2022
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Imagine you're in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2022
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This week, an international group of 10 scientists is calling for protective limits on fishing in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, reporting in the journal Science that current levels of fishing, combined with climate change, ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2022
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Brad Seibel still remembers the headlines from 20 years ago that sounded like a B-rated sci-fi movie: "Invasion of the jumbo squid in Monterey Bay" and the like. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the Monterey Bay Aquarium ...
Ecology
Oct 18, 2022
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We see evolution all around us, constantly, in every living thing. Yet in the deep oceans we find a number of "living fossils" reminiscent of creatures from prehistoric times.
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2022
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Scientists have published new findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world's largest sea predators.
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2022
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