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River Dredging Reduced Fish Numbers, Diversity
June 10, 2013 — Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel extraction took place, according to ... > full story -
Leakage of Carbon from Land to Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries and Coastal Regions Revealed
June 10, 2013 — When carbon is emitted by human activities into the atmosphere it is generally thought that about half remains in the atmosphere and the remainder is stored in the oceans and on land. New research ... > full story -
Amazon Forest Fire Risk to Increase in 2013
June 7, 2013 — University and NASA researchers predict that the severity of the 2013 fire season will be considerably higher than in 2011 and 2012 for many Amazon forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The outlook is ... > full story -
Stranded Orcas Hold Critical Clues for Scientists
June 7, 2013 — The development of a standardized killer-whale necropsy system has boosted the complete data from killer-whale strandings from two percent to about 33 percent, according to a recent ... > full story -
Scientists Confirm Theory Regarding the Origins of the Sucking Disc of Remora Fish
June 6, 2013 — Remora fish, with a sucking disc on their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to boat hulls and were once thought to purposely slow the boat down. While that is a ... > full story -
By Trying It All, Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not to Eat
June 6, 2013 — Researchers found that a type of predatory sea slug with a simple nervous system has more complex cognitive abilities than previously thought, allowing it to learn the warning cues of dangerous prey ... > full story -
Gannets Don't Eat Off Each Other's Plates
June 6, 2013 — Colonies of gannets maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies, scientists have ... > full story -
Predicting the Future of Coral Reefs in a Changing World
June 6, 2013 — Scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons, which form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world's oceans. They identified ... > full story -
Drought, River Fragmentation Forcing Endangered Fish out of Water, Biologist Finds
June 6, 2013 — North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish ... > full story -
Where Trash Accumulates in the Deep Sea
June 5, 2013 — Surprisingly large amounts of discarded trash end up in the ocean. Plastic bags, aluminum cans, and fishing debris not only clutter our beaches, but accumulate in open-ocean areas such as the "Great ... > full story
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