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Measuring The Muscle: New Study By Scripps Researchers Depicts How The Tuna’s Body Is Built For Speed
April 15, 2001 — The mechanics of how fish use their complex muscle systems is a tantalizing puzzle in animal physiology. These muscles are the fundamental sources that fish use to power steady swimming and bursts of ... > full story -
Scientists Determine How Chemistry Keeps Weird Worms "Out Of Hot Water" At Steaming Deep-Sea Vents
April 12, 2001 — Using a novel detector attached to a submarine, a research team led by University of Delaware marine scientists has determined that water chemistry controls the location and distribution of two ... > full story -
Saline Solution A Serious Threat To Wetlands
April 11, 2001 — On 2 February 1971, an international convention came into being. Known as the Ramsar convention after the Iranian city where it was adopted, it committed its signatories to the conservation and wise ... > full story -
First Chapter Of Earth's "Biological Record" Documented From Space
March 30, 2001 — NASA has collected the first continuous global observations of the biological engine that drives life on Earth. Researchers expect this new detailed record of the countless forms of plant life that ... > full story -
More Light Makes Redfish Grown Faster
March 20, 2001 — Biologists have discovered that longer days make redfish grow faster. This discovery could have far-reaching consequences on fish culture techniques aimed at increasing fish growth and improving ... > full story -
Study Of Poisonous Snakes Boosts Old Batesian Principle Of Mimicry
March 15, 2001 — In 1862, British naturalist Henry Bates proposed -- but could not prove -- that over time, some animal and plant species that taste good to predators come to resemble other animals and plants that ... > full story -
Antarctic Sea Urchin Shows Amazing Energy-Efficiency In Nature's Deep Freeze
March 9, 2001 — Brrrr! How well do you think you would grow if you lived in a freezer? Adam Marsh, a marine biochemist at the University of Delaware, and colleagues Rob Maxson and Donal Manahan from the University ... > full story -
Speaking Of Sperm Whales
March 8, 2001 — In the Gulf of Mexico, the great sperm whales of Moby Dick fame, (Physeter macrocephalus), are being silently tracked. Navy's former "silent runners" - quiet ships originally designed to ... > full story -
Oil Contamination Threatens Penguin Chicks -- Antarctic Remediation Underway
February 27, 2001 — A joint U.S and New Zealand team has completed an environmental survey of a former Antarctic research station at Cape Hallett and has recommended steps to safeguard penguin chicks at a nearby rookery ... > full story -
A Seafood Paradox: Will Fish Farming Save Or Deplete Our Ocean Fisheries?
February 23, 2001 — The world is dependent on fish farms. In fact, one out of every four fish consumed worldwide was raised on a farm. But the irony is that fish farming, or aquaculture, while helping to feed a growing ... > full story -
Marine Reserves Can Be Highly Successful In Preserving And Increasing Ocean Life
February 21, 2001 — The science of marine reserves -- protected areas of the ocean -- takes a major leap forward with the release of findings by a prominent international group of scientists that marine reserves can be ... > full story -
Trauma Treatment From The Sea
February 20, 2001 — A new trauma dressing made from marine micro-algae is designed to stop hemorrhaging by inducing blood clot formation in seconds. Called the "RDH Bandage" (Rapid Deployment Hemostat), it stops ... > full story
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