Researchers Identify One-of-a-Kind Fish in Lower Susquehanna
Researchers emphasize the heightened urgency to save and restore the river’s population. A Penn State research team, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat…
Researchers emphasize the heightened urgency to save and restore the river’s population. A Penn State research team, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat…
Researchers caution that harvests must be sustainably managed to preserve populations for future generations. In a new research study, scientists Stewart Edie of the Smithsonian, Shan Huang of the University…
The Maillard reaction, known for its role in food browning, is also likely happening on the ocean floor, contributing to life on Earth by preserving…
Research suggests that microplastics, once ingested, move into the fat and internal organs of whales. Microscopic plastic remnants have been detected in the blubber and…
New research has unveiled a 250-million-year-old reptile fossil, Hupehsuchus, in China, showing that it used a whale-like filter-feeding method. This discovery highlights the creature’s unique…
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, located in the shark-populated Space Coast, actively contributes to marine conservation and research. While local shark populations are increasing, thanks to…
Researchers from the University of Kansas have discovered a previously unknown species of ancient sea worm, named Shaihuludia shurikeni. Another fossil at the same site…
505-million-year-old swimming jellyfish from the Burgess Shale highlights diversity in Cambrian ecosystem. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has announced the discovery of the oldest known…
Researchers from Syracuse University are investigating the effects of excess freshwater, resulting from climate change-driven occurrences like intensified heavy rainfall, on the survival of sea…
This summer, a team of researchers from the University of Florida and the Seattle Aquarium is plunging 100 meters beneath the waves in the Pacific…
The small crustaceans represent the first discovery of a new gnathiid isopod in the Florida ecoregion in a century, and they’ve been named in honor…
Basking sharks, known for their gentle, plankton-feeding behavior, have been unexpectedly identified as regional endotherms, maintaining a higher body temperature than the water they inhabit,…
Ocean animals withdraw from areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations. In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the…
An international research team led by GEOMAR reconstructs the worldwide colonization history of the most widespread marine plant. Seagrasses evolved from freshwater plants and use…
Clownfish, famous for their vibrant colors and unique symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, have long fascinated scientists and nature enthusiasts. They also serve as a…
Hairworms are missing the tiny “hairs” responsible for cell movement, filtration, and sensing that every other known animal has. In a world teeming with bizarre…
A new study reveals that the annulated sea snake, a venomous snake species indigenous to the oceans of Australia and Asia, has evolved to perceive…
A new study conducted by citizen scientists uncovers the proliferation of marine life within the North Pacific “Garbage Patch.” The North Pacific “Garbage Patch” is…