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

Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia scientists.

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2013 3.4 / 5 (7) 0 |

More than 160 researchers across 10 European countries joined together, in what is being hailed as the first international project to focus on ocean acidification and its consequences.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Philippine authorities have seized 23 protected scaly anteaters found hidden in a cargo boat, in the second case of suspected trafficking of the species in a month, officials said.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Ocean acidification, which occurs as CO2 is absorbed by the world's oceans, is known to negatively impact a wide variety of marine animals ranging from massive corals to microscopic plankton. However, there is m ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 19, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0 |

A new report on the potential effects of climate change on NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary uses existing observations and science-based expectations to identify how climate change could affect habitats, plants ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 18, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 2

Peter Wallerstein realized something was seriously wrong when a sea lion pup turned up seven miles inland at a cellphone store in California.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —A row of space-age domes off the Washington coast may provide a peek at the future. Not the future of space travel, but of climate change and the effects of increasingly acidic oceans.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 12, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

Many terrestrial animals are frequently observed scavenging on other animals– whether it is a hyena stealing a lion kill in the Serengeti or a buzzard swooping down on a dead animal. However, documenting ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 10, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —Increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are causing oceans to become more acidic. This situation poses a threat to marine organisms with shells made of calcium carbonate, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 09, 2013 3.5 / 5 (6) 18 |

Researchers from Granada have managed to breed for the first time in captivity a marine animal known as the snakelocks anemone, (Anemonia sulcata), and have also begun breeding a species of sea cucumber (Sticophus ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —As the world's oceans soak up carbon dioxide from an atmosphere increasingly polluted by fossil fuels, seawater will become more acidic. Two new studies by San Francisco State University students ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

Tiny sea creatures no bigger than a thumbtack are being credited for playing a key role in helping provide healthy habitats for many kinds of seafood, according to a new study by the Virginia Institute of ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Olympic swimmers aren't the only ones who change their strokes to escape competitors. To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Researchers at the University of Bergen and Uni Research have found that a certain type of tunicate - ascidiacea - can be used as a renewable source of biofuel and fish food. This is particularly good news ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0