Ship noise hampers crab camouflage
Colour-changing crabs struggle to camouflage themselves when exposed to noise from ships, new research shows.
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Crab disease poses threat to shellfish stocks
Shore crabs carry parasites that pose a major threat to shellfish stocks. In a new study, Swansea University researchers have used several different detection methods, including taking DNA from seawater, to build up the first ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2019
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Thousands of dead fish wash up on drought-stricken Greek lake
Thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of Lake Koroneia in northern Greece on Thursday as a result of high temperatures and declining water levels, authorities said.
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2019
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Crabs' camouflage tricks revealed
Crabs from a single species rely on different camouflage techniques depending on what habitat they live in, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2019
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How hunting for crabs in a museum helped unlock secrets of their evolution
Games can help people engage with science outside of the traditional realm of research and academia. And using games in ecological research is on the rise, helping ecologists answer questions they'd never be able to in a ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
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Edible crabs won't cope with the effects of climate change on seawater – new study
We are only just beginning to learn how aquatic organisms will respond to climate change, and the effect that this will have on their communities and ecosystems. One way to find out more is to look at whether species will ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2018
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Genetic 'toolkit' helps periwinkles gain advantage on the seashore
Periwinkles, struggling to survive the seashore battleground, have developed a genetic 'toolkit' to help them adapt to different environments, a new study shows.
Evolution
Aug 7, 2018
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Coastal erosion threatens archaeological sites along Greenland's fjords
Hundreds of archaeology sites lie along the shores of Greenland's fjords and coasts, revealing the entirety of the country's ancestral cultures from as many as four thousand years ago.
Environment
Dec 18, 2017
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Krill hotspot fuels incredible biodiversity in Antarctic region
There are so many Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean that the combined mass of these tiny aquatic organisms is more than that of the world's 7.5 billion human inhabitants.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2017
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Australian bodyboarder survives bump from shark
A bodyboarder swimming close to shore survived a close encounter with a large shark Sunday after being bumped by the marine predator off Western Australia.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2017
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