Study: Like a tree, growth rings show lobster age
Scientists have finally figured out how to determine the age of a lobster.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2012
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House finches 'avoid sick members of their own'
House finches avoid sick members of their own species, scientists said in a finding that could be useful for tracking the spread of diseases like bird flu that also affects humans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2012
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World record find: Oldest evidence of lobsters living together discovered in gas shale
(PhysOrg.com) -- Discovering direct animal behavior from the fossil record can only be done in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances exist in the German Posidonia gas shale from the Jurassic period in which organic ...
Archaeology
Mar 8, 2012
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Researchers use lobster shells to create biodegradable golf ball
Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier -- and so can the marine life around them -- thanks to researchers at the University of Maine. In conjunction with The Lobster Institute, UMaine Biological and Chemical ...
Materials Science
Mar 30, 2011
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Marine life census shines light on biodiversity of the seas
Crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans represent the most common species in the world's seas, and the waters of Australia and Japan are the most diverse, according to a vast inventory of marine life published Monday.
Ecology
Aug 2, 2010
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New portrait of Omega Nebula's glistening watercolors
The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a dazzling stellar nursery located about 5500 light-years away towards the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). An active star-forming region of gas and dust about ...
Astronomy
Jul 7, 2009
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New England lobster traps are nabbing dinner, data
(AP) -- Skip Ryan has worked the same channel into Boston Harbor for 50 years, setting and hauling his lobster traps so often that he is certain of one thing.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2009
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Lobster Traps Going High Tech
(PhysOrg.com) -- New England lobstermen have gone high tech by adding low-cost instruments to their lobster pots that record bottom temperature and provide data that could help improve ocean circulation models in the Gulf ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2009
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JWST reveals protoplanetary disks in a nearby star cluster
The Orion Nebula is a favorite among stargazers. It's a giant stellar nebula out of which, hot young stars are forming. Telescopically to the eye it appears as a gray/green haze of wonderment but cameras reveal the true glory ...
Astronomy
Nov 27, 2023
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Exploring profitable by-products from shellfish waste
Australia's lobster and shellfish industries could reap substantial financial benefits by using shell waste to create new products identified by Flinders University's Center for Marine Bioproduct Development.
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2023
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