It is five centimeters long, but larger than all its relatives: Microichthys grandis, literally "big little fish."
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2023
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Viruses are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on Earth, living in every type of habitat. In the ocean alone viruses are ten times more abundant than microbes.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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A study published in Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists uncovers the physical mechanisms that can cause uneven future warming in the Indian Ocean and corresponding shifts in monsoon precipitation.
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2023
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Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world's deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters.
Environment
Apr 1, 2023
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The overturning circulation of the Pacific Ocean "flipped" during the last ice age, altering the placement of ancient waters rich in carbon dioxide, according to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine.
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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Researchers in Japan led by the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe and Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, have discovered that whale shark vision has uniquely temperature-dependent adaptations unseen in ...
A new report published by Fauna & Flora reveals growing evidence of the risks associated with deep-seabed mining—including that its negative impacts are likely to be extensive and irreversible. Once lost, deep-sea biodiversity ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2023
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It is a matter of current international intrigue and investigation—in late September of 2022, an unknown group, organization or state successfully sabotaged two gas pipelines more than 80 meters below the Baltic Sea, severing ...
Will you choose beauty? The carnivorous Wavy Bubble Snail, perhaps, with its billowing skirts shimmering under UV light. Or will it be age? Like the venerable 500-year-old Methuselah oyster.
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2023
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The deep sea is one of the least well-known areas on Earth, comprising multiple vulnerable ecosystems that play critical roles in the carbon cycle. However, the deep sea is directly exposed to the effects of human-induced ...
Ecology
Mar 10, 2023
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