For 25 years, methodical research by scientists has investigated the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 on Alaskan communities and ecosystems. A new study released today into the effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez ...
Environment
Sep 8, 2015
1
623
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Japan and the U.S. has found an instance of jellyfish offering a benefit to a top ocean predator. In their paper published in the journal The Royal Society – Biology Letters, the ...
University of Queensland researchers have discovered the presence of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse increases the number of juvenile fish on reefs.
Ecology
Aug 19, 2015
0
34
New research led by the University of Southampton is paving the way to protect the endangered European eel as they migrate through rivers to the ocean.
Ecology
Jul 2, 2015
0
86
A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the colour of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowing the dottyback to sneak up undetected and eat their young.
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2015
0
312
Engineers at Oregon State University have used "additive manufacturing" to create an improved type of glucose sensor for patients with Type 1 diabetes, part of a system that should work better, cost less and be more comfortable ...
Engineering
Mar 17, 2015
0
36
A rare and threatened Caribbean coral species has for the first time been successfully bred and raised in the lab, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Ecology.
Ecology
Mar 16, 2015
0
601
The smaller you are, the harder it is not to spin out of control when you jump. Miniscule errors in propulsive force relative to the centre of mass results in most jumping insects - such as fleas, leafhoppers and grasshoppers ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2015
0
235
Fish no longer need to go under the knife to help researchers understand exactly how they swim through hydroelectric dams, thanks to a new injectable tracking device described in the journal Scientific Reports.
Ecology
Jan 29, 2015
1
27
Each year millions of deaths result from diseases transmitted by insects. Insects are also responsible for major economic losses, worth billions of dollars annually, by damaging crops and stored agricultural products.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2015
0
465
