News tagged with marine biologist

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Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru

Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 7

New finding may hold key to Gaia hypothesis of Earth as living organism

(Phys.org) -- Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery made at the University of Maryland may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (32) | comments 164 | with audio podcast

Questions about incredible sea turtle migration answered

Immediately after emerging from their underground nests on the lush beaches of eastern Florida, loggerhead sea turtles scramble into the sea and embark alone on a migration that takes them around the entire ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Squid shown to be able to hear

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the US have solved the mystery about whether squid can hear and if so, how.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 15 | with audio podcast report

Scientists say dolphins should be treated as non-human persons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying dolphin behavior have suggested they could be the most intelligent creatures on Earth after humans, saying the size of their brains in relation to body size is larger than ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (120) | comments 59 | with audio podcast report

Radiation from Japan found in kelp off US West Coast

Radioactive iodine was found in kelp off the US West Coast following last year's earthquake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, according to a new study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Dolphin whistles are unfit for porpoise

Bottlenose dolphins have whistles which they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, marine biologists in Scotland reported on Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher discovers male bottlenose dolphins using social network to secure a mate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Marine biologist Jo Wiszniewski has observed a fascinating approach to mating among the Port Stephens Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diatom biosensor could shine light on future nanomaterials

(PhysOrg.com) -- A glow coming from the glassy shell of microscopic marine algae called diatoms could someday help us detect chemicals and other substances in water samples. And the fact that this diatom can ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biologists fish for reasons behind endangered grouper's comeback

In the waters along Florida's east and west coasts, Florida State University marine biologists are collecting new data on the once severely overfished Atlantic goliath grouper, a native species that is making ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Squid mystery in Mexican waters unraveled

While shorter days and colder weather move many of us to hunker under the covers, researchers who spent their summers in fieldwork are more likely to be hunched over microscopes and curled over keyboards, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gray whales likely survived the Ice Ages by changing their diets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gray whales survived many cycles of global cooling and warming over the past few million years, likely by exploiting a more varied diet than they do today, according to a new study by University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cool species can take the heat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two scientists from Simon Fraser University and one from Deakin University (DU) in Australia have made a discovery that is overturning conventional wisdom about how land and marine animals react to heat.

Biology / Ecology

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists find out what fear looks like from space

(PhysOrg.com) -- While most of us could find no better use for Google Earth than checking out a holiday destination, scientists in Sydney have shown it can reveal a lot about the behaviour of marine life on ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'250 billion' plastic fragments in Mediterranean

Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean, creating a biological hazard that reverberates up the food chain, according to research supported by green campaigners.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 45