Marine Biology News

Posted April 15, 2001:

• Measuring The Muscle: New Study By Scripps Researchers Depicts How The Tuna’s Body Is Built For Speed

Posted April 12, 2001:

• Scientists Determine How Chemistry Keeps Weird Worms "Out Of Hot Water" At Steaming Deep-Sea Vents

Posted April 11, 2001:

• Saline Solution A Serious Threat To Wetlands

Posted March 30, 2001:

• First Chapter Of Earth's "Biological Record" Documented From Space

Posted March 20, 2001:

• More Light Makes Redfish Grown Faster

Posted March 15, 2001:

• Study Of Poisonous Snakes Boosts Old Batesian Principle Of Mimicry

Posted March 9, 2001:

• Antarctic Sea Urchin Shows Amazing Energy-Efficiency In Nature's Deep Freeze

Posted March 8, 2001:

• Speaking Of Sperm Whales

Posted February 23, 2001:

• A Seafood Paradox: Will Fish Farming Save Or Deplete Our Ocean Fisheries?

Posted February 21, 2001:

• Marine Reserves Can Be Highly Successful In Preserving And Increasing Ocean Life

Posted February 20, 2001:

• Trauma Treatment From The Sea

Posted February 15, 2001:

• Chemical Flame Retardant Found In Salmon

Posted January 29, 2001:

• Ancient Coral Reef Record Gives History Of El Niño
• Lake Titicaca Study Sheds New Light On Global Climate Change

Posted January 25, 2001:

• New Group Of Microorganisms Discovered In The Open Sea

Posted January 11, 2001:

• Researchers Trace Toxins From Algal Blooms Through The Marine Food Web In Monterey Bay

Posted January 3, 2001:

• Scientists Launch The International Biodiversity Observation Year (IBOY) To Raise Awareness Of Biodiversity

Posted January 1, 2001:

• Waddling Is A Good Way To Make Up For Short Legs At Least For Penguins, Say UC Berkeley Researchers

Posted December 28, 2000:

• With Help From The Office Of Naval Research, A Right Whale Pied "Piper" Shows The Way To Recovery For This Highly Endangered Species

Posted December 26, 2000:

• 7,000 Feet Under The Sea: Louisiana State University Scientists Take Geology To Great Depths

Posted December 20, 2000:

• Potent New Compound From Blue-Green Algae May Help Treat, Elucidate Nerve Disorders

Posted December 18, 2000:

• Chemical May Deter Starfish From Devouring Endangered Coral Reefs

Posted December 12, 2000:

• How Do I Love Whales? Let Me Count The Ways

Posted November 29, 2000:

• Researchers Expand Dating Of Marine Animals To Brachiopods

Posted November 20, 2000:

• Scientists Launch The World's First Marine Life Census
• Global Warming: Lessons Taught By Snails And Crabs
• DNA Research Reveals A New Whale Species; Endangered Right Whale Population Genetically Distinct, Scientists Report

Posted November 2, 2000:

• Worldwide Transfer Of Microorganism Facilitated By Ballast Water
• Tiny RNA May Be Universal Regulator Of Developmental Timing In Animals

Posted October 20, 2000:

• Finding By Syracuse University And University Of Michigan Researchers Reveals Secret To Mass Extinction Events

Posted October 18, 2000:

• Geologist Discovers Vertebra Pointing To Sea Level Rise
• University Of Arizona Geoscientist Studies Clam Shells For Clues On Past Climate

Posted October 16, 2000:

• Iron Fertilization In Southern Ocean Increased Growth Of Algae That Absorb Greenhouse Gases, And Could Cool Climate

Posted October 10, 2000:

• "Food Processor" Enzyme Of Chitin Found In Trout

Posted October 5, 2000:

• Washington State University Research Team Helping Insure Against Loss Of Salmon Genes

Posted October 4, 2000:

• Sea May Be Source Of Future Medicines

Posted September 13, 2000:

• Scientists Help End Sewage Discharges To Boston Harbor

Posted August 25, 2000:

• Improvement In Controlling Agricultural Runoff Still Needed To Prevent Ecological Disasters

Posted August 11, 2000:

• Giant Jellies Invade Gulf Of Mexico Threatening Shrimp Fishery

Posted August 10, 2000:

• Scientists Discover Key Ingredient In Sexual Reproduction

Posted July 30, 2000:

• Reefs And Atolls Of The Australian Outback

Posted July 3, 2000:

• Rhode Island Researcher Develops Sonar Imaging Device To Protect Whales

Posted May 31, 2000:

• Studies Of Ancient Antarctic Environment Aid Understanding Of Global Climate Change

Posted May 29, 2000:

• To Combat Poaching In Florida, UF Officials Use Wildlife Forensics

Posted May 22, 2000:

• Giant Black Smoker Retrieved From Abyss

Posted May 16, 2000:

• Increasing Carbon Dioxide Threatens Coral Reefs

Posted May 15, 2000:

• Researcher Studies Feeding Habits Of Rapidly Declining Stellar Sea Lions

Posted May 5, 2000:

• Researchers Find Unusual Protein In Bacterium

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