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Plants & Animals Mar 31, 2025

Microplastics found in the reproductive system of sea turtles

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles.

Ecology Mar 25, 2025

Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about: By dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 19, 2025

Unveiling bacteria's viral defense: Nine genes that could aid phage therapy

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against phages—viruses that infect them.

Earth Sciences Mar 18, 2025

Unveiling the mysterious 'red sprite' lightning strikes over the Himalayas

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer to them as "red sprites," ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 12, 2025

Gene related to human kidney disease linked to touch in sea anemones

Biological sciences researchers from the U of A have led the publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory neurons in the tentacles of sea anemones, linking them to kidney disease in humans through a common ...

Ecology Feb 13, 2025

Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu

Ciguatera fish poisoning is the world's most frequently reported seafood-borne illness.

Plants & Animals Feb 4, 2025

Cell polarity coordinates jellyfish larval development along a central axis, study finds

Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these animals develops along a central axis from their "head" to "tail."

Ecology Jan 30, 2025

Bangladesh probes spate of turtle deaths

Bangladeshi scientists are probing the deaths of more than 80 turtles found washed up on the beach over the past week, a government marine research institute said Thursday.

Astronomy Jan 28, 2025

Outbursts from black holes help them sustain themselves, Chandra study shows

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide new evidence ...

Plants & Animals Jan 23, 2025

Study reveals rapid shift in loggerhead sea turtles' range

Loggerhead sea turtles are sentinels for changing oceans. In a new analysis covering nearly 30 years of data on turtle movements, sea surface temperatures, and seawater chlorophyll levels, Stanford scientists found that the ...

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