World's biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp
Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 26, 2022
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News tagged with marine biologists
A fishy capture reveals a prized species moving south
A fishing expedition on the NSW Mid North Coast has hooked an unexpected catch for a Southern Cross University marine researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2022
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Marine predation intensifies in warmer waters; could reshape ocean communities as climate changes
A hotter ocean is a hungrier ocean—at least as far as fish predators are concerned. In a new field study published online June 9 in Science, Smithsonian scientists discovered predator impacts in the Atlantic and Pacific ...
Ecology
Jun 09, 2022
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Genetics breakthrough in sea urchins to aid in biomedical research
Marine biologists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have created a line of sea urchins whose genetic makeup is fully mapped and can be edited to study human disease genes. The creation of these new research ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 08, 2022
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World's largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in Australia
Scientists have discovered the world's largest plant off the Australia coast—a seagrass meadow that has grown by repeatedly cloning itself.
Plants & Animals
Jun 05, 2022
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Underwater power cables make lobsters bad swimmers
Lobster larvae exposed to the electromagnetic field of underwater power cables can't swim as well, a new study published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering shows. They're also three times more likely to be deformed ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2022
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The first scientific expedition to Panama's unexplored Cordillera de Coiba sets sail
Last year, Panama expanded the Cordillera de Coiba marine protected area from 17,223 to 67,908 square kilometers (6,650 to 26,219 square miles). On April 27th, an international scientific expedition made up of researchers ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2022
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Concerned scientists probe sea urchin deaths in Caribbean
Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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Great white sharks occasionally hunt in pairs—studying the social behavior of these mysterious predators
Sitting anchored to the rocky reef 70 feet (21 meters) below the surface of the ocean, hundreds of scalloped hammerhead sharks swam above me in unison, moving as if one. When most people think of sharks, they don't think ...
Ecology
Apr 11, 2022
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Protecting a singular ecosystem in the Galapagos
In January 2022, the Galápagos Marine Reserve was expanded by 60,000 square kilometers, bringing the total area to 198,000 square kilometers. Created in 1998, the space is home to one of the most diverse marine ecosystems ...
Ecology
Mar 30, 2022
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