Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2023
Just off California, octopuses are converging by the thousands. Here's why
It was the last hour of a 30-hour dive, nearly two murky miles below the ocean's surface.
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Evolution
Aug 29, 2023
Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals details of early animal evolution
A team from the University of Leicester, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Paleobiology and the Institute of Paleontology at Yunnan University, Chengjiang Fossil Museum, and the Natural History Museum in London, have redescribed ...
Ecology
Aug 24, 2023
Plankton are central to life on Earth: How is climate change affecting them?
Recently, scientists reported that more than half of our oceans are turning greener, an indication that they might contain more phytoplankton. Along the California coast, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins turned up sick ...
Biochemistry
Aug 14, 2023
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later—with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you might expect. Researchers describe their progress ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2023
Accelerated evolution and automated aquaculture could help coral weather the heat
Coral on the Great Barrier Reef has regrown strongly after the big losses of 2016 and 2017, when water temperatures were significantly above the long-term average. While this is good news, it's largely luck. The reef experienced ...
Materials Science
Aug 13, 2023
Researchers create 3D-printed vegan seafood
In the refrigerated grocery store aisle, meat alternatives greatly outnumber plant-based seafoods. But more mock seafood options are needed because of unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices, which can deplete the ...
Evolution
Aug 7, 2023
Whale like filter-feeding discovered in prehistoric marine reptile
A remarkable new fossil from China reveals for the first time that a group of reptiles were already using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2023
Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late
Three and a half miles off the Florida Keys, Kylie Smith kicked to the surface of the ocean, then looked back down through her scuba mask to confirm what she had seen in the coral reef 15 feet below.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2023
Long-term study finds nitrogen fixation hot spots in Atlantic seaweed
A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined nitrogen fixation among diazotrophs—microorganisms that can convert nitrogen into usable form for other plants and animals—living among ...
Ecology
Aug 4, 2023
Research reveals the ecological threats of small-scale fisheries in Thailand
Marine conservation experts have revealed the extent of marine megafauna catch by small-scale fisheries, in Thailand for the first time.
