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Earth Sciences Jun 4, 2025

Ban high-seas fishing, mining 'forever': Experts

Governments should ban all mining and fishing in the high seas "forever" to protect ocean biodiversity, climate stability—and humanity, climate and ocean experts said Wednesday.

General Physics Jun 3, 2025

Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth

Often, physics can be used to make sense of the natural world, whether it's understanding gravitational effects on ocean tides or using powerful physics tools, like microscopes, to examine the inner workings of the cell. ...

Plants & Animals Jun 2, 2025

Fish with legs and sea slug thieves: Researcher reveals lessons from unusual organisms

During a tour of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Corey Allard noticed something strange: fish using six leg-like appendages to "walk" around the bottom of their tank.

Optics & Photonics Jun 2, 2025

Tabletop particle blaster: How tiny nozzles and lasers could replace giant accelerators

Proton beams with giga-electron-volt (GeV) energies—once thought to be achievable only with massive particle accelerators—may soon be generated in compact setups thanks to a breakthrough by researchers at The University of ...

Environment May 26, 2025

Environmental SOS: Rare birds crunch from bellies full of plastic

Birds on a remote Australian island are so full of plastic they crunch, British researchers report.

Ecology May 23, 2025

From tiny worms to giant squid: New global database reveals the hidden power of body size in the ocean

A new open-access resource, the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) Database, is giving scientists, conservationists, and the public an unprecedented look at the true scale of ocean life—literally.

General Physics May 8, 2025

Physicists propose a new route by which neutrinos can be produced

Buried deep in the ice in the Antarctic are "eyes" that can see elementary particles called neutrinos, and what they've observed is puzzling scientists: a remarkably strong neutrino signal accompanied by a surprisingly weak ...

Ecology May 6, 2025

A recently-discovered termite terminator is better, more targeted and won't harm humans

Drywood termites, the ones that hide in wooden structures, molt about seven times in their lives. UC Riverside researchers have found that a chemical preventing them from growing new exoskeletons will also end their infestation ...

Plants & Animals May 5, 2025

Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on Southern California's marine life

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat bobbed nearby, one of the pinnipeds dove deep and then popped his head out of the water, his mouth ...

Biotechnology Apr 24, 2025

Plant-based calamari rivals real seafood in texture

Plant-based seafood alternatives should have similar flavors, textures and nutritional content to the foods they mimic. And recreating the properties of fried calamari rings, which have a neutral flavor and a firm, chewy ...

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