
From the Heart: How Cells Divide to Form Different but Related Muscle Groups
Using the model organism
Ciona intestinalis, commonly
known as the sea squirt,
researchers have uncovered
the origins of the second
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Super-Rare 'Elkhorn' Coral Found in Pacific
An Australian scientist has
discovered what could be the
world's rarest coral in the
remote North Pacific Ocean.
The unique Pacific elkhorn
coral was found while
conducting underwater
... > full story

Marine Biodiversity Strongly Linked to Ocean Temperature
Scientists have mapped and
analyzed global biodiversity
patterns for over 11,000
marine species ranging from
tiny zooplankton to sharks
and whales. ... > full story

New Light on Speciation and Biodiversity of Marine Microorganisms
The world’s oceans are
host to an enormous
diversity of drifting,
microscopic organisms, known
as plankton. How this
... > full story
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Ancient Reptiles 'Make Tracks': Discovery of Fossilized Footprints Reveals When Reptiles First Conquered Dry Land
July 29, 2010 A discovery of fossilized footprints reveals when reptiles first conquered dry land. The 318-million-year-old reptile footprints were found in sea-cliffs on the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. ... > full story -
Marine Phytoplankton Declining: Striking Global Changes at the Base of the Marine Food Web Linked to Rising Ocean Temperatures
July 28, 2010 A new article reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton have been declining globally over the 20th century. Phytoplankton forms the basis of the marine food ... > full story -
Engineered Coral Pigment Helps Scientists to Observe Protein Movement
July 27, 2010 Scientists have shown that a variant form of a fluorescent protein originally isolated from a reef coral has excellent properties as a marker protein for super-resolution microscopy in live ... > full story -
Carbon Emissions Threaten Fish Populations
July 27, 2010 Humanity's rising carbon dioxide emissions could have a significant impact on the world's fish populations, according to groundbreaking new research. Baby fish may become easy meat for predators as ... > full story -
Segmentation Is the Secret Behind the Extraordinary Diversification of Animals
July 27, 2010 Segmentation, the repetition of identical anatomical units, seems to be the secret behind the diversity and longevity of the largest and most common animal groups on Earth. Researchers have shown ... > full story -
Oceanographic Linkages Indicate an Alternative Route for Eel Larval Drift to Europe
July 27, 2010 European eel larvae are generally believed to initially follow a westerly drift route into the Gulf Stream, but new research results on bio-physical linkages in the Sargasso Sea point to a shorter ... > full story -
In the 'Neck' of Time: Scientists Unravel Another Key Evolutionary Trait
July 27, 2010 By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck -- that little body part between your head and shoulders -- gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played ... > full story -
Arctic Voyage Illuminating Ocean Optics
July 26, 2010 During NASA's ICESCAPE voyage to the Arctic, scientists have been looking at the phytoplankton in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea -- how many, how big and at what depths they are found. But there are other ... > full story -
Sea Lamprey Research Sheds Light on How Stress Hormones Evolved
July 25, 2010 Researchers are have identified a stress hormone in the sea lamprey, using the 500 million-year-old species as a model to understand the evolution of the endocrine ... > full story -
Scientists Test Australia's Moreton Bay as Coral 'Lifeboat'
July 25, 2010 An international team of scientists has been exploring Australia's Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible 'lifeboat' to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination under ... > full story
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