Mote Marine Laboratory in the news https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Mote Marine Laboratory Could acidifying oceans slow down coral disease? Coral reefs face intensifying struggles as greenhouse gases warm and acidify the ocean, but new research suggests a potential silver lining: Some coral diseases might also dwindle amid environmental change. https://phys.org/news/2017-06-acidifying-oceans-coral-disease.html Environment Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:23:23 EDT news415952595 Shark with lowest-known metabolism is a sluggish success A new research paper from Mote Marine Laboratory reveals that nurse sharks have the lowest metabolic rate measured in any shark—new evidence of the sluggish lifestyle that has helped the species survive for millennia. https://phys.org/news/2016-02-shark-lowest-known-metabolism-sluggish-success.html Plants & Animals Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:38:22 EST news373646293 Greenhouse gas can escape the deep ocean in surprising way, new study says A new scientific journal article reports that carbon dioxide can emerge from the deep ocean in a surprising way—a new piece of the global carbon "puzzle" that researchers must solve to fully understand major issues like climate change. https://phys.org/news/2016-01-greenhouse-gas-deep-ocean.html Earth Sciences Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:33:28 EST news372436398