Corals and sponges are important foundations in ocean ecosystems providing structure and habitats that shelter a high number of species like fish, crabs and other creatures, particularly in the seamounts and canyons of the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Bernard Degnan from University of Queensland's School of Biological Sciences has led an international team of scientists to sequence the genome of the first marine animal from Australian waters.
Biotechnology
Aug 4, 2010
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CO2 emissions don't just affect our atmosphere. According to some estimates, over a third of CO2—one of the primary greenhouse gases—is absorbed by the oceans. The second-most abundant element in the Earth's crust after ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2019
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Marine heat waves caused by the warming climate are capable of sparking rapid changes in sea sponges with scientists describing the pace of change as "evolution at super speed."
Evolution
Jul 5, 2023
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Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need to develop new drugs to treat infectious diseases that are a major threat to human health globally. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2018
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Imagine a future in which buildings tower miles over the streets below, tourists take day trips to the edge of our atmosphere, and multiple space stations can be spotted drifting across the night sky. To make this sci-fi ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2017
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Sea sponges known as Venus' flower baskets remain fixed to the sea floor with nothing more than an array of thin, hair-like anchors made essentially of glass. It's an important job, and new research suggests that it's the ...
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2017
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Judging by their name alone, orange puffball sea sponges might seem unlikely paragons of structural strength. But maintaining their shape at the bottom of the churning ocean is critical to the creatures' survival, and new ...
Engineering
Jan 4, 2017
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Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in the Central Arctic Ocean, one of the most oligotrophic seas on Earth. They appear to feed on the remnants of an extinct fauna. Microorganisms support the sponges in exploiting ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2022
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A University of Alberta research team discovered a new sea sponge off the coast of British Columbia that could play a major role in the overall health of delicate reef ecosystems in the area.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2020
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