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Ecology Mar 13, 2025

How the North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain's most important coastlines

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions and a huge plume of black smoke, while a still unknown ...

Ecology Mar 13, 2025

Overfishing urchins: A paradoxical path to marine sustainability

In our warming oceans, marine species are moving into new areas and "re-engineering" or often destroying those ecosystems, but scientists say the paradox of overfishing sustainably can help.

Plants & Animals Mar 7, 2025

Nearly half of popular tropical plant groups related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened ...

Environment Feb 28, 2025

Regional and context-specific approaches can improve study of marine heat waves

Marine heat waves can create chaos in ocean ecosystems and disrupt coastal economies. In recent years, they've made headlines for driving drastic changes in fish migration and more frequent occurrences of harmful algae blooms ...

Environment Feb 27, 2025

New England ocean warming slows but temperatures remain high

The waters off New England had another warm year but didn't heat up as fast as earlier this decade, bucking a trend of higher warming worldwide, said scientists who study the Atlantic Ocean near Maine.

Ecology Feb 25, 2025

Satellite tracking reveals key to predicting Western Australia's rock lobster populations

Western Australian scientists have developed a new method to monitor and predict Western Australia's rock lobster populations using satellite technology, in a study that could transform fisheries management worldwide.

Astronomy Feb 18, 2025

Celestial odd couple: Massive star and white dwarf caught in X-ray flash

Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new way to explore how massive stars interact and evolve, confirming the unique power of the mission ...

Plants & Animals Feb 13, 2025

Dungeness crab and red abalone among most climate-threatened species in California's coastal waters

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, finds a new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers. In a paper ...

Environment Jan 29, 2025

A marine heat wave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish—it's heading south

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.

Economics & Business Jan 22, 2025

Research team develops more holistic way to monitor lobster industry

Maine's lobster fishery—one that supports thousands of jobs statewide—is extensively monitored. Management efforts are informed by biological monitoring surveys observing changes in abundance and distribution of the lobster ...

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