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Lionfish Expedition: Down Deep Is Where the Big, Scary Ones Live
July 11, 2013 — The first expedition to use a deep-diving submersible to study the Atlantic Ocean lionfish invasion found something very disturbing -- at 300 feet deep, there were still significant populations of ... > full story -
Killer Whale Genetics: Redefining Stock Structure in a Marine Top Predator
July 11, 2013 — By collecting 462 skin samples from both resident and transient wild killer whales in the northern North Pacific and characterizing individual genetic variability using two different genetic markers ... > full story -
As Ice Cover Disappears, Life in Frigid Antarctic Moves Fast
July 11, 2013 — It might be cold in the Antarctic, but that doesn't mean that life there necessarily moves slowly. A new article reveals the discovery of a surprisingly fast-growing community of glass sponges in an ... > full storyMore: -
Sharks Stun Sardine Prey With Tail-Slaps
July 10, 2013 — Thresher sharks hunt schooling sardines in the waters off a small coral island in the Philippines by rapidly slapping their tails hard enough to stun or kill several of the smaller fish at once, ... > full story -
Coastal Power Plant Records Reveal Decline in Key Southern California Fishes
July 10, 2013 — Recent research documents a dramatic, 40-year drop in a number of key fish species and a change in their community structure, according to a new ... > full story -
Tiny New Catfish Species Found in Rio Paraíba Do Sul Basin, Brazil
July 9, 2013 — A new diminutive species of catfish was found in Rio Paraíba do Sul basin in Brazil. The genus to which the new Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis belongs represents a group of species endemic to ... > full story -
The Origin of the Turtle Shell: Mystery Solved
July 9, 2013 — Biologists have finally solved the riddle of the origin of the turtle shell. By observing the development of different animal species and confirming their results with fossil analysis and genomic ... > full story -
'Dead Zone' Impacts Chesapeake Bay Fishes
July 8, 2013 — A 10-year study provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are impacting the distribution and abundance of "demersal" fishes -- those that live and feed ... > full story -
Researchers Warn of Legacy Mercury in the Environment
July 8, 2013 — Environmental researchers have published evidence that significant reductions in mercury emissions will be necessary just to stabilize current levels of the toxic element in the environment. So much ... > full story -
Deep Sea Isolation: Hypersaline 'Islands' Harbor Unique Life
July 8, 2013 — Deep in the ocean exist super salty anoxic basins that form 'islands' allowing evolution to vary between communities of ciliated plankton. These unique communities provide an opportunity to observe ... > full story
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