A new study led by The University of Western Australia and the Centre of Advanced Studies of Blanes in Spain has found that sea urchins' fear of predators plays a key role in the health of underwater forests, which are declining ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2019
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Chile's Patagonia is known for its mountains and hiking paradise but it is also home to the largest continuous kelp forest in the world.
Ecology
May 16, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham appear to have found a better way to grow shrimp that is also less expensive, and the new process could hold the key to unlocking future breakthroughs in environmental ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2015
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Researchers report February 29 in the journal Cell Reports that the Golgi ribbon, an organelle structure previously thought to be exclusive to vertebrates, is also present in animal taxa, including mollusks, earthworms, and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 29, 2024
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In 1953, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau published his groundbreaking book The Silent World, which has since sold five million copies and captured the imagination of generations of armchair adventurers. While breathtaking in ...
Ecology
Nov 29, 2010
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Sleeping around pays off for females, according to an international team of evolutionary biologists.
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2014
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Scientists have a handful of standard research organisms, including fruit flies and mice, that they use to study the evolutionary development (evo-devo) of animal lineages over time. Yet the more research organisms they can ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2024
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A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the reefs. Led by scientists at the University of California, Santa ...
Ecology
Feb 27, 2012
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Sea urchins, albeit having a limited and ancestral sensory system, can show a complex behavior when escaping a predator. These marine invertebrates tend to move slowly and with unpredictable movements, but when they smell ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2021
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Russian authorities Wednesday opened an investigation into suspected toxic waste pollution off the Kamchatka peninsula on its Pacific coast which has led to the mass death of marine animals.
Environment
Oct 7, 2020
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