Researchers discover how deep-sea bacteria sense blue light
As a ubiquitous energy source and environmental signal, light affects the lifestyle of organisms living in the photiczone.
As a ubiquitous energy source and environmental signal, light affects the lifestyle of organisms living in the photiczone.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2022
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Researchers are calling for better protection of tropical sea cucumbers in the Great Barrier Reef whose numbers are dwindling due to persistent and increasing overharvesting.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2022
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World leaders are under pressure to conclude years of talks on an agreement to protect open oceans that help sustain life on Earth, cover almost half the planet and currently fall under no country's laws.
Environment
Feb 9, 2022
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A long-term study in the Southern Ocean reveals a clear correlation between warming waters, decreased sea ice, and reduced abundance of Antarctic silverfish. These small, abundant fish are important prey for penguins, seals, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2022
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Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large fishing vessel after tens of thousands of dead fish were spotted off France's Atlantic coast.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2022
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How much do Connecticut residents know about the state's native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That's what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2022
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Healthy-looking ochre sea stars have minimal genetic difference from those displaying symptoms of sea star wasting syndrome, say Oregon State University researchers who examined whether genetic variation was the reason some ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2022
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The English Channel prevents many rockpool species "making the jump" from Europe to the UK, new research shows.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2022
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A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, shows a study published today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2022
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Rising temperatures are causing a "growing diversity" of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2022
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