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Plants & Animals 6 hours ago

Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean's dangers

Giant manta rays can grow up to nine meters (30 feet) long with a disk size of seven meters (23 feet) across and weigh up to 2,000 kg (4,400 pounds). This size leaves them with very few natural enemies once they reach adulthood ...

Ecology 8 hours ago

Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that

A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of West and Central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is banned. None of the ...

Agriculture 13 hours ago

Wild fish are a precious resource—here's how aquaculture can bolster food security

Small fish such as sardinella are an affordable source of protein and essential nutrients for millions of people across West Africa.

Evolution 15 hours ago

Ancient fish bones reveal how Arctic cod species survived the last ice age

The glacial Arctic Ocean was not a barren ice desert but a breeding ground for the evolution of cold adaptation in marine fish. This is the main conclusion of a new scientific publication from Stockholm University that examines ...

Economics & Business 16 hours ago

Study identifies world's first corporate psychopath

New research suggests the same personality traits associated with toxic corporate leaders today may have been present at the very birth of global capitalism 400 years ago.

Plants & Animals 17 hours ago

Poor ocean conditions leave murrelet chicks exposed to nest predators for longer

Less favorable ocean conditions mean marbled murrelet chicks take longer to leave the nest, making them more vulnerable to predation, according to a new study of the Pacific Northwest seabird by Oregon State University scientists.

Ecology 18 hours ago

South Korea guides crowd-pulling shark out of canal

A shark that has become a viral sensation in South Korea was coaxed out of a canal in which it was stuck, authorities said on Wednesday, as falling temperatures raised concerns for its survival.

Ecology 19 hours ago

'The fishing's terrible': Deforestation devastates Central African river

Sitting in his narrow dugout canoe, Jean-Romeo Senguemboli frowned at the meager catch in his nets on the Central African Republic's Mbali River, where experts say deforestation is devastating the fish population.

Plants & Animals Oct 21, 2026

South Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea

South Korean authorities began a new attempt Wednesday to coax a shark-turned-viral sensation back to sea, with falling temperatures in the Busan canal where it is stranded raising concerns for its survival.

Ecology Oct 20, 2026

Major repairs needed to save Horseshoe Bay Lagoon

Volunteer researcher Chris Hopper, JCU's adjunct professor Eric Wolanski and independent researcher Natalie K. Dowling examined the impact of saltwater and erosion on Horseshoe Bay Lagoon, a freshwater lagoon and one of the ...

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