Marine Biology News

Posted May 13, 2008:

• Fish Diet To Avoid Fights With Slightly Larger Rivals
• Invasion Of The Spiny Water Fleas: Drying Anchor Lines Can Help Contain Spread

Posted May 12, 2008:

• Microwave Zapping Kills Invasive Species Before The Invasion

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Animal Interaction Behind Cambrian Explosion? 'Missing' Ancestors Of Today's Animals May Not Be Missing After All

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Stressed Seaweed Contributes To Cloudy Coastal Skies, Study Suggests

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Red Tide Killer Identified: Bacteria Gang Up On Algae, Quashing Red Tide Blooms

Posted May 4, 2008:

• Engineering And Invention On The Half-shell: Learning From Marine Animals

Posted May 2, 2008:

• 'Fishery Failure' Declared For West Coast Salmon Fishery
• Wakame Waste: Composting Polluted Seaweed
• New Ocean Current Discovered
• Oxygen Depletion Zones In Tropical Oceans Expanding, Maybe Due To Global Warming

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Ancient Ecosystems Organized Much Like Our Own

Posted April 29, 2008:

• Endangered Right Whales Protected With New Warning Buoys In Shipping Lanes
• Will Corals Survive The Stormy Future?

Posted April 28, 2008:

• Low-frequency Hearing Linked To Shape Of The Cochlea
• New Fish Romping In The Southern Baltic Competes With Flounder, But Feeds Predatory Fish

Posted April 26, 2008:

• Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Significant 'Red Tide' Season Predicted For 2008 Based On Computer Models And Observations
• Freshwater Herring Had Salty Origin

Posted April 24, 2008:

• Can Certain Metals Repel Sharks From Fishing Gear?

Posted April 23, 2008:

• Deep-sea Sharks Wired For Sound
• Increasing Levels Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Cause A Rise In Ocean Plankton Calcification
• Building A Global Reference Library Of DNA Barcodes Of Marine Life

Posted April 21, 2008:

• New Model Predicts Where Corals Can Thrive
• Fishing Throws Targeted Species Off Balance, Study Shows

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Millions Of Pounds Of Trash Found On Ocean Beaches

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Bikini Corals Recover From Atomic Blast, Although Some Species Missing
• Underwater Microscope Helps Prevent Shellfish Poisoning Along Gulf Coast Of Texas

Posted April 13, 2008:

• Shorebird Numbers Crash In Australia

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Sydney Harbors Deadly Diet For Sea Creatures

Posted April 9, 2008:

• Scripps Oceanography Invites Donors To Name An Ocean Species

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Fish Hatchery Controversy Takes On New Significance As Wild Chinook Salmon Populations Crash

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Harmful Algae Takes Advantage Of Global Warming: More Algae Blooms Expected

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Coral Reefs And Climate Change: Microbes Could Be The Key To Coral Death

Posted April 4, 2008:

• Dead Zone Off Texas Coast Existed Since 1985

Posted April 3, 2008:

• New Species Of Fish Discovered That Would Rather Crawl Into Crevices Than Swim
• Researchers To Develop Ocean Sanctuary 'Noise Budget' To Evaluate Potential Impact On Marine Life

Posted April 2, 2008:

• King Penguins Threatened By Global Warming

Posted March 27, 2008:

• 'Ballast-free Ship' Could Cut Costs While Blocking Aquatic Invaders

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Threatened Atlantic Leatherback Turtles Split Into Two Groups To Forage, Isotope Analysis Suggests

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Delicate Partnership Between Coral And Algae Threatened By Global Warming

Posted March 23, 2008:

• Shells Inspire Nano-battery Research For Cell Phones, PDAs
• Sharpening The Search For New Marine Medicines With Novel Techniques

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Rabbit Fish To The Rescue Of The Reef

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Oldest Cretaceous Period Dinosaur Discovered Represents New Genus Of Prehistoric Aquatic Predator

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Rare White Killer Whale Spotted In Alaskan Waters
• Turtle Nesting Threatened By Logging Practices In Gabon, Smithsonian Warns

Posted March 18, 2008:

• First 'Rule' Of Evolution Suggests That Life Is Destined To Become More Complex

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