Search results for Invertebrate

Cell & Microbiology Apr 18, 2024

Key protein regulates immune response to viruses in mammal cells

Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings could help drive the development ...

Ecology Apr 18, 2024

Rewild the soil: The largest urban rewilding project is going underground

The largest urban rewilding project in the U.K. is happening on an old golf course.

Plants & Animals Apr 16, 2024

Spectator boats at large sailing events could be impacting marine wildlife with noise pollution

New research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests that international sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife.

Plants & Animals Apr 16, 2024

Plastic pollution can kill variety of ocean embryos

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.

Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2024

River restoration is encouraging Atlantic salmon to return to heart of the UK

For the first time in 100 years, Atlantic salmon are once again spawning in the upper waters of the River Derwent.

Plants & Animals Apr 9, 2024

Impact of climate change on marine life shown to be much bigger than previously known

Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. This is the conclusion of a study co-led by NIOZ marine biologist Katharina Alter, based on a new analysis ...

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

What four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs

Alaskan waters are a critical fishery for salmon. Complex marine food webs underlie and sustain this fishery, and scientists want to know how climate change is reshaping them. But finding samples from the past isn't easy.

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They'd flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they'd soon rendezvous with ...

Plants & Animals Mar 29, 2024

Canopy soil of old-growth forest fosters unique invertebrate diversity that is vulnerable to human disturbance

Yakushima Island, a world heritage site in Japan, is renowned for its rich biodiversity. The huge Japanese cedar (Yaku-sugi) forests, which are over a thousand years old, are a symbolic ecosystem of the island. Although the ...

Ecology Mar 19, 2024

AI-powered system maps corals in 3D in record time

An artificial intelligence system developed at EPFL can produce 3D maps of coral reefs from camera footage in just a few minutes. It marks a major leap forward in deep-sea exploration and conservation capabilities for organizations ...

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