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'Boutique' Fish Farms Created for Ugandans to Combat Lake Victoria's Depleted Fish Supplies
In a unique project to
combat depleted fish
supplies in Lake Victoria,
researchers have established
'boutique' fish farms in
... > full story
Commercial Fishing Endangers Dolphin Populations, New Study Finds
Extensive commercial fishing
endangers dolphin
populations in the
Mediterranean, according to
a new study by researchers
... > full story
Seabed Biodiversity of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage
A study of animals visible
to the naked eye and living
in and on the seabed -- the
"macrobenthos" -- of the
Straits of Magellan and
... > full story
Water Movements Can Shape Fish Evolution
Researchers have found that
the hydrodynamic environment
of fish can shape their
physical form and swimming
style. ... > full story
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Will Earlier Springs Throw Nature out of Step?
February 9, 2010 — The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a new study. The research is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in ... > full story -
Barley Protein Concentrate Could Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feeds
February 5, 2010 — Scientists have developed a barley protein concentrate that could be fed to trout and other commercially produced ... > full story -
Is Iron from Soil a Factor in Algal Blooms?
February 4, 2010 — Scientists are studying the part that iron from Australia's iron-rich soil plays in the algal blooms that plague parts of the eastern coast line during ... > full story -
New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life
February 3, 2010 — For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a "primordial soup" of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the "soup" theory has been ... > full story -
Fossils Show Earliest Animal Trails
February 3, 2010 — Trails found in rocks dating back 565 million years are thought to be the earliest evidence of animal locomotion ever found. The newly-discovered fossils, from rocks in Newfoundland in Canada, were ... > full story -
Marine Lab Hunts Subtle Clues to Environmental Threats to Blue Crabs
February 3, 2010 — Researchers are at work trying to identify the clues that will finger specific, yet elusive, environmental threats to the Atlantic blue ... > full story -
Searching for Cadmium in the Ocean: Marine Scientists Investigate Micro-Nutrients in the Atlantic
January 28, 2010 — They are invisible and very difficult to measure but no life in the oceans would be possible without them. They are trace metals, such as cadmium, copper or iron, dissolved in seawater. Their precise ... > full story -
Discovery of Algae's Toxic Hunting Habits Could Help Curb Fish Kills
January 26, 2010 — A microbe commonly found in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways emits a poison not just to protect itself but to stun and immobilize the prey it plans to ... > full story -
Brazil's Northeast Under the Vagaries of the Oceans
January 23, 2010 — Brazil’s Nordeste region, an extensive steppe called the “Sertão”, is home to over 50 million, 28% of the country’s population living on 12% of its surface area, and is ... > full story -
Red Grouper to Be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the Sea'
January 21, 2010 — To the casual observer in the Gulf of Mexico, the seemingly sluggish red grouper is more of a couch potato than a busy beaver. But a new study reveals the fish to be both architect and ecosystem ... > full story
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