Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function remarkably like a telescope, using living mirrors to focus light, researchers said Thursday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2017
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The long-standing rule of matching wine and food -- red wine with red meat and white wine with fish -- actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, a Japanese producer ...
Other
Oct 29, 2009
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For the first time, researchers have traced the origins of shark fins from the retail market in Hong Kong back to the location where the sharks were first caught. This will allow them to identify "high-risk" supply chains ...
Ecology
Apr 24, 2020
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Each year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters off the east coast of the United States. A new model created by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2018
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Scientists have finally figured out how to determine the age of a lobster.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2012
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(Phys.org) —The earliest known cousin of Triceratops and Torosaurus—the best-known horned dinosaurs—has been identified based on fossils from north central Montana, further underscoring the diversity of large, plant-eating ...
Archaeology
May 31, 2013
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To protect consumers, screening shellfish for fungal toxins is important, say scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 5, 2013
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Identity confusion between a new, yet unnamed shark species, originally discovered off the eastern United States by Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) researchers, and its look-alike cousin—the ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2012
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A new study that examined the survival rates of 12 different shark species when captured as unintentional bycatch in commercial longline fishing operations found large differences in survival rates across the 12 species, ...
Ecology
Jul 22, 2014
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Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2012
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