More than 10,000 fish died in temporary holding tanks in Brazil during construction of what is being touted as the world's largest freshwater aquarium, local media reported.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2015
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Some say she looks like a ghost from the Pac-Man video game, but she's anything but spooky. In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her "Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis."
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2015
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Until recently, it took hours – sometimes days – to analyze biological samples after they were frozen in the field and brought back to the laboratory. But now there is a faster, cheaper and smaller way for researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 25, 2015
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For marine biologists at the New England Aquarium, it's a super-sized Mother's Day.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2015
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46
The New England Aquarium wants its endangered African penguins to get a little steamy.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2015
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Clad in a gray hooded wetsuit, Eric Billips straps on his scuba tank, grabs a pole spear and nods at his dive buddy as they step feet-first off the boat and disappear with a splash into sparkling blue waters off the Florida ...
Ecology
Feb 17, 2015
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Wild animals provide a unique challenge for physiologists because they are difficult to capture and monitor in their natural habitats. As a result, scientists are increasingly learning about organisms by extracting steroid ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2015
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A Boise, Idaho, company is taking armchair adventuring and learning to a new level by letting anyone on the Internet take command of a remotely operated underwater vehicle.
Other
Sep 30, 2014
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The waters off the Hawaii's largest island are home to a half-million brightly-colored tropical fish that are scooped up into nets each year and flown across the globe into aquariums from Berlin to Boston.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2014
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Parents often complain that child-rearing is exhausting, but consider the poor sea otter mom. By the time a sea otter pup is weaned, its mother may be so depleted physiologically that she is unable to survive the stress of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2014
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