News tagged with marine growth

Deep sea corals may be oldest living marine organism

(PhysOrg.com) -- Deep-sea corals from about 400 meters off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands are much older than once believed and some may be the oldest living marine organisms known to man.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A 'B12 shot' for marine algae? Scientists find key protein for algae growth in the ocean

Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at the base of the oceanic food chain to thrive. They have discovered a previously unknown protein in algae that grabs an essential ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientist creates new hypothesis on ocean acidification

A Researcher at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, an organized research unit in the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology has come up with a new explanation for the effects ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Man vs. Shark: Australia's battle for the deep

Rolling from his surfboard, blood gushing from the wound where a shark had just ripped a big chunk of flesh from his thigh, Australian Glen Folkard had just one thought: "I'm alive."

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3