
Deep-Sea World Beyond Sunlight: Explorers Census 17,650 Ocean Species on Edge of Black Abyss
Scientists have inventoried
an astonishing abundance,
diversity and distribution
of deep sea species that
have never known sunlight --
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Sea Stars Bulk Up to Beat the Heat
A new study finds that a
species of sea star stays
cool using a strategy never
before seen in the animal
kingdom. The sea stars soak
up cold sea water into their
bodies during high tide as
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Paleontologists Find Extinction Rates Higher in Open-Ocean Settings During Mass Extinctions
Researchers have uncovered a
strikingly pattern for
ancient mass extinctions:
extinctions rates during
mass extinctions were
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First Aquarium in US to Breed Dwarf Cuttlefish
Scientists have established
a successful captive
breeding program for dwarf
cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis.
The program is the first of
its kind in a US aquarium,
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How Might Navy Sonar Affect Hearing of Whales and Other Marine Animals?
November 24, 2009 Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal -- or if they hear it at ... > full story -
Climate Modeling May Have Missed Something: Aquatic Creatures Mix Ocean Water by Swimming
November 23, 2009 Understanding mixing in the ocean is of fundamental importance to modeling climate change or predicting the effects of an El Niño on our weather. Modern ocean models primarily incorporate the ... > full story -
Is 80-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?
November 19, 2009 A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ... > full story -
Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled
November 18, 2009 With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists and to the ... > full story -
Penguins and Sea Lions Help Produce New Atlas
November 16, 2009 Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife ... > full story -
Sponges Recycle Carbon To Give Life To Coral Reefs
November 13, 2009 Coral reefs live in some of the most nutrient deficient waters on the planet, so how do they survive? Marine biologists have discovered that certain sponges could be the key to reef survival. They ... > full story -
Bizarre Lives of Bone-Eating Worms
November 12, 2009 It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones. In fact, such worms do exist in the ... > full story -
Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
November 12, 2009 The global ocean covering the Earth 3.4 billion years ago was far cooler than has been thought, according to researchers who analyzed isotope ratios in rocks formed on that ancient ocean floor. ... > full story -
Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic
November 11, 2009 Researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae which kills millions of fish in the southern U.S. every ... > full story -
Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds
November 11, 2009 Researchers in Spain have confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis in anchovies of the Atlantic South East coast and the Mediterranean North West coast, and they insist on freezing or ... > full story
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