Sea Life News
June 6, 2024
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June 5, 2024 — They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck Christopher Columbus, aided in the sinking of the Spanish Armada and caused the wharves in San Francisco Bay to collapse into the sea, but until now, scientists have been unable to pinpoint ...
June 5, 2024 — New research has connected warming ocean temperatures to higher Pacific salmon abundance in the Canadian Arctic, an indicator that climate change is creating new corridors for the fish to expand their range. Salmon haven't historically been seen in ...
June 5, 2024 — A new genetic study found that heavy fishing in the early part of the fishing season may result in younger and smaller Atlantic salmon. This information can help to conserve large fish essential for ...
June 4, 2024 — A new study offers first-time insights into three emerging climate innovations to safeguard or increase the carbon naturally captured by ocean and coastal ecosystems: rapid interventions to save the Great Barrier Reef, satellite-tracked kelp beds in ...
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June 6, 2024 — An acoustic transmitter -- or tag -- emits unique signals or 'pings' when scientists want to study the long-distance movement of marine animals. However, this method has limitations. Using a movement ...
June 5, 2024 — The identity of a prehistoric marine reptile has finally been revealed after experts discovered that some of its remains actually belonged to ...
June 4, 2024 — Lucinid clams, inconspicuous inhabitants of the seafloor and one of the most diverse group of animals in the ocean, rely on symbiotic bacteria for their survival. Researchers now reveal the ...
June 4, 2024 — Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to control these viruses could help us reduce the rate of ...
June 4, 2024 — A team of palaeontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three metres -- making it one of the largest ...
June 3, 2024 — A new scientific model is giving researchers an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ...
June 3, 2024 — The sharks we know today as the open ocean's top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ...
June 3, 2024 — A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers expect that many more plastic degrading fungi are ...
May 30, 2024 — Research has led to a new tool for forecasting coral disease that could help conservationists step in at the right times with key interventions. Ecological forecasts are critical tools for conserving ...
May 29, 2024 — New phenological and behavioral models will help scientists collect more accurate counts of emperor penguins. Emperor penguins are at the top of the food web. They are a reflection of how lower ...
Earlier Headlines
June 4, 2024 — A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific ...
May 29, 2024 — 62% of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside of their core habitats, according to a new modeling ...
May 28, 2024 — A team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and shrimps, across all the oceans of the ...
May 23, 2024 — With Ontario's eight species of turtles considered at risk, a new nest designed by researchers has the potential to significantly bolster their struggling populations. The habitat is the first ...
May 23, 2024 — Constantly on the hunt for food: Harbor porpoises more vulnerable than previously thought to the disturbances from humans. The small whales spend more than 60 percent of their day hunting small fish ...
May 23, 2024 — Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfishes are unique in possessing a characteristic known as sexual parasitism, in which males temporarily attach or permanently fuse with females to ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study predicts future climate change impacts could disrupt the krill-heavy diet that humpback whales in the southern hemisphere ...
May 22, 2024 — Many processes in the deep sea are not yet well understood, and the role of microbial communities in particular is often a big unknown. This includes, for example, how organic material that sinks ...
A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
May 21, 2024 — A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study ...
May 20, 2024 — Using citizen science, photographs, on-water observations and the combination of morphological and genetic data, researchers have provided evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a ...
May 17, 2024 — Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a third of all the bacteria found in surface ocean ...
May 17, 2024 — The deep-sea Venus flower basket sponge can filter feed using only the faint ambient currents of the ocean depths, no pumping required, new research reveals. This discovery of natural 'zero ...
May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 — A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11 northern and ...
May 15, 2024 — 'Dust clouds' at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance for the biggest part. Yet, a small portion of the stirred-up ...
May 15, 2024 — In the emperor penguin courtship call, male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 ...
May 14, 2024 — Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's ...
May 14, 2024 — Heavily-used shipping lanes that pass through whale shark feeding grounds pose a threat to the species, according to scientists who have revealed areas where the creatures are at the highest ...
May 14, 2024 — A young whale's journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers ...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Designing a Better Nest to Help Endangered Turtles
- Constantly on the Hunt for Food: Harbor Porpoises More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
- Sexual Parasitism Helped Anglerfish Invade the Deep Sea During a Time of Global Warming
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Future Climate Impacts Put Whale Diet at Risk
- New Insights Into the Degradation Dynamics of Organic Material in the Seafloor
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
Monday, May 20, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Deep-Sea Sponge's 'zero-Energy' Flow Control Could Inspire New Energy Efficient Designs
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- Final Dust Settles Slowly in the Deep Sea
- Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Most Dangerous Areas for Whale Shark-Shipping Vessel Collisions Revealed
- Young Whale's Journey Highlights Threats Facing Ocean Animals
Monday, May 13, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- New Rhizobia-Diatom Symbiosis Solves Long-Standing Marine Mystery
- Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Human Activity Is Making It Harder for Scientists to Interpret Oceans' Past
- Marine Bacteria Team Up to Produce a Vital Vitamin
Monday, May 6, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- For Microscopic Organisms, Ocean Currents Act as 'expressway' To Deeper Depths
- Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- Could Fishponds Help With Hawaii's Food Sustainability?
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Herring Arrives Earlier in the Wadden Sea Due to Climate Change
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at Least 540 Million Years Ago
- Squids' Birthday Influences Mating
- Tropical Fish Are Invading Australian Ocean Water
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear -- And Rebound
- Helping Migrating Salmon Survive Mortality Hot-Spot
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- East Coast Mussel Shells Are Becoming More Porous in Warming Waters
- Marine Plankton Behavior Could Predict Future Marine Extinctions
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- Huge Database Gives Insight Into Salmon Patterns at Sea
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Plastic Pollution Can Kill Variety of Ocean Embryos
Monday, April 15, 2024
- How Blue-Green Algae Manipulate Microorganisms
- Even the Simplest Marine Organisms Tend to Be Individualistic
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Where Have All the Right Whales Gone?
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Oceanographers Uncover the Vital Role of Mixing Down of Oxygen in Sustaining Deep Sea Health
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- What's Quieter Than a Fish? A School of Them
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
- Do Some Mysterious Bones Belong to Gigantic Ichthyosaurs?
Monday, April 8, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
- Shy Sea Anemones Are More Likely to Survive Heatwaves
- Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Evolution in Action? New Study Finds Possibility of Nitrogen-Fixing Organelles
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Severe Hurricanes Boost Influx of Juveniles and Gene Flow in a Coral Reef Sponge
- Two Coral Snakes Recorded Battling for Prey in a Scientific First
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Citizen Scientists Contribute Vital Information About 35 Seahorse Species
- Caller ID of the Sea: Tagging Whale Communication and Behavior
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Rays Were More Diverse 150 Million Years Ago Than Previously Thought
- Entanglements of Humpback Whales in Fish Farms Rare -- And Naivety Could Be to Blame
- Forest, Stream Habitats Keep Energy Exchanges in Balance, Global Team Finds
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Scientists Weigh Up Current Status of Blue Whale Populations Around the World
- Killer Whales Use Specialized Hunting Techniques to Catch Marine Mammals in the Open Ocean
- Ancient Giant Dolphin Discovered in the Amazon
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Artificial Streams Reveal How Drought Shapes California's Alpine Ecosystems
- A Wetter World Recorded in Australian Coral Colony
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Even Inactive Smokers Are Densely Colonized by Microbial Communities
- Protein Fragments ID Two New 'extremophile' Microbes--and May Help Find Alien Life
- Shark-Bitten Orcas in the Northeastern Pacific Could Be a New Population of Killer Whale
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Extensive Leatherback Turtle Activity Along U.S. Coastline
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Menopause Explains Why Some Female Whales Live So Long
- With Discovery of Roundworms, Great Salt Lake's Imperiled Ecosystem Gets More Interesting
- Marine Heat Waves Disrupt the Ocean Food Web in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
- Rope Entanglement Cause of Low Breeding Rates in Right Whales, Analysis Finds
- High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
- Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Coral Superhighway in the Indian Ocean
- History Repeats as Coral Bay Faces Mass Loss of Coral and Fish Life