In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and animal species to the tree of life, enriching our understanding of Earth's complex web of life and strengthening our ability to make informed ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2021
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The ocean's dark depths hold many secrets. For more than three decades, MBARI has been exploring the deep waters off the coast of central California. During an expedition aboard the R/V Western Flyer in 2019, ROV pilot Randy ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 23, 2021
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A federal agency announced Tuesday that it is taking a step toward designating a new national marine sanctuary off the central California coast that would be named for the region's Indigenous people.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2021
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For years, researchers studying marine life in the wild would occasionally come across animals—such as dolphins, swordfish, leatherback sea turtles, whales, white sharks and even humans—with oddly shaped plugs of tissue ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2021
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Three out of four Queensland green turtle populations risk harmful effects from cadmium found a Griffith University-led study using a new tool to determine chemical exposure limits for marine animals.
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2021
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One of the largest and most important finds of exquisitely preserved Jurassic echinoderms—spiny-skinned marine animals such as starfish and sea urchins—has been uncovered by a University of Birmingham Research Associate.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 22, 2021
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Plants, algae and some bacteria are able to perform photosynthesis, which is the process of transforming sunlight energy into sugar. Animals are generally unable to use this process to acquire energy, but there are a few ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 15, 2021
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Body axes are molecular coordinate systems along which regulatory genes are activated. These genes then activate the development of anatomical structures in correct locations in the embryo. Thus, the body ensures that we ...
Evolution
Jun 29, 2021
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At dusk, millions of fishes, crustaceans, squids, and other animals leave the ocean's twilight zone and swim to the surface. At dawn, they return to deeper waters. New research by MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2021
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Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.
Environment
May 28, 2021
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