Scientists have found an entirely new genetic route by which a now-banned chemical causes sexual and hormonal disruption in a marine mollusc.

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

When David Booth spotted his first seadragon he thought the colourful 40 centimetre-long fish looked like an intergalactic hybrid: half alien, half animated seaweed. "They are amazing things," the marine ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 16, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

A research group at the University of Alicante (Spain) has invented an algae removal and treatment system that turns this underused residue into a renewable source of energy: biomass. The process involves ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 03, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 3

Seaweed has been eaten for thousands of years by people all over the world, and it can be considered a tasty and healthy food item. This is the conclusion from professor Ole G. Mouritsen, Department of Physics, Chemistry ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

There's a new seaweed in town, a brown, bulbous balloon befitting the nickname "sea potato." Its New England debut was spotted by two University of New Hampshire plant biology graduate students; now researchers ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 04, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

Seaweeds are not only tasty, but they are a source of nutrients that could be beneficial for health and wellbeing. And like terrestrial plants, seaweeds also contain significant portions of fibre that reach ...

Chemistry - Other

Apr 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

For many coastal dwellers, seaweed washed up on the shore is nothing but a nuisance. But this raw material has proven itself capable of keeping buildings well insulated. Together with industry partners, researchers ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

An extraordinary find allowing scientists to see through the head of the 'fuxianhuiid' arthropod has revealed one of the earliest evolutionary examples of limbs used for feeding, along with the oldest nervous ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 27, 2013 5 / 5 (9) 5 |

(Phys.org)—Using underwater video cameras to record fish feeding on South Pacific coral reefs, scientists have found that herbivorous fish can be picky eaters – a trait that could spell trouble for endangered reef systems.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 12, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Bioengineers at Harvard have developed a gel-based sponge that can be molded to any shape, loaded with drugs or stem cells, compressed to a fraction of its size, and delivered via injection. Once inside the ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 13, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened – they call for help. A study reported this week in the journal Science shows that threatened corals send signals to fish "bodyg ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 08, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Wrack, it's called--the tangled mass of seaweed found on beaches around the world. It washes in with the high tide and lingers long after the waters recede.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 23, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 8 |

(Phys.org) -- An unprecedented Indian Ocean heatwave that peaked in March 2011 with large impacts on marine organisms at Jurien Bay, 250km north of Perth, may provide crucial insights into how extreme climatic ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

The world's first industrial plant producing biofuels from seaweed will be built in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco in late 2013, the official in charge of the project said Thursday.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jul 19, 2012 4.8 / 5 (5) 0

(Phys.org) -- A team of dentists and scientists from Newcastle University are developing a new product from a marine microbe to protect dentures, teeth and gums from bacteria in the mouth.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jul 04, 2012 4.8 / 5 (6) 5