Sea Life News
February 6, 2025
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Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now find that whale excrement contains significant ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region's coral trout fishery ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for sustaining ocean ecosystems -- are changing in ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on the evolutionary tree. That makes it one of the ...
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Feb. 3, 2025 — Scientists are hoping a new research technique will help unlock underwater secrets of marine ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat. ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 22, 2025 — When it comes time to migrate, new research has found how a free-living coral ignores the classic advice and goes straight towards the ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Juvenile dolphins were found to have specialized receptors for fatty acids on their tongues, offering new insights into their growth and feeding ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...
Jan. 19, 2025 — Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong's coastal waters, a practice often linked to religious 'mercy ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new study sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats, thrives in a dark, oxygen-free ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A mussel bed in Northern California is as healthy and biodiverse as it was about 80 years ago, when two young students surveyed it shortly before one was sent to fight in World War II. Resampling the ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a new study. It's the first known documentation that northern pike are traveling ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Beneath sandy beaches, microbes filter chemicals from groundwater and safeguard ocean health. A new study reveals that sneaker waves provide a lens to explore the impending impacts of sea level rise ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists explained in a recent ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — New research has found more than 200 measures to protect sharks and rays across the 22 coastal states of the Mediterranean region. However, while elasmobranchs have made it onto many policy agendas, ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — The tiny particles that shed from clothing, packaging and other plastic products are winding up in the fish that people eat, highlighting a need for technologies and strategies to reduce microfiber ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — A new study presents what is believed to be the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey interactions occurred in the ocean ...
Dec. 31, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the Central Indo-Pacific, ...
Dec. 26, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — New research reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — After several years of service under harsh weather conditions, the rotor blades of offshore wind parks are subjected to degradation and surface erosion, releasing sizeable quantities of particle ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Dolphins Use a 'fat Taste' System to Get Their Mother's Milk
- Cycle of Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef Now at 'catastrophic' Levels
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- New Study Provides Insight Into How Some Species Thrive in Dark, Oxygen-Free Environments
- Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Invasive Pike Use Marine Corridors to Colonize New Alaska Territory
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Beach Guardians: How Hidden Microbes Protect Coastal Waters in a Changing Climate
- Great Barrier Reef Fish Evidence Suggests Shifts in Major Global Biodiversity Patterns
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- New Study Highlights the Correlation Between Live Corals and Fishing Yields
- Are Particle Emissions from Offshore Wind Farms Harmful for Blue Mussels?
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Living in the Deep, Dark, Slow Lane: Insights from the First Global Appraisal of Microbiomes in Earth's Subsurface Environments
- Phytochromes: The 'eyes' That Enable Microalgae to Find Their Way in the Depths
- Giant Virus Encodes Key Piece of Protein-Making Machinery of Cellular Life
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Using Drones, Researchers Assess the Health of Humpback Whale Mother-Calf Pairs Across the Pacific Ocean
- Researchers Explore Carbon Capture in Fish Farms to Address Climate Change
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Corals Depend on Near Neighbors to Reproduce
- New Study Finds Marine Animals Save Energy by Swimming in a Depth 'sweet Spot'
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Overfishing Has Halved Shark and Ray Populations Since 1970
- Uncovering Hidden Consequences of Catch-and-Release Sport Fishing
- Surveys Show Full Scale of Massive Die-Off of Common Murres Following the 'warm Blob' In the Pacific Ocean
- Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Bacteria Hold Key to Understanding Nitrous Oxide Reduction
- How Helicopter Parenting Protects Baby Reef Fish
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Seals Strategically Scoot Around the Seas on Icebergs
- Tiny Poops in the Ocean May Help Solve the Carbon Problem
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Climate Change Impacting Freshwater Fish Species
- New Ocean Predator Discovered in the Atacama Trench
Friday, December 6, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Deep-Sea Marvels: How Anglerfish Defy Evolutionary Expectations
- To Build Better Fiber Optic Cables, Ask a Clam
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Under-Ice Species at Risk as Arctic Warms
- Oil Spill Still Contaminating Sensitive Mauritius Mangroves Three Years On, Study Finds
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Exploring the Impact of Offshore Wind on Whale Deaths
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
Monday, November 18, 2024
- New Model Can Help Understand Coexistence in Nature
- How Marine Worms Regenerate Lost Body Parts
- Tiny Worm Makes for Big Evolutionary Discovery
Friday, November 15, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- The Blue-Green Sustainable Proteins of Seaweed May Soon Be on Your Plate
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Young Coral Use Metabolic Tricks to Resist Bleaching
- 'Drowning' Mangrove Forests in Maldives Signal Global Coastal Threat
- First Amber Find on the Antarctic Continent
- Remarkable New Swimming Sea Slug in the Deep Sea
Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Greener and Cleaner: Yeast-Green Algae Mix Improves Water Treatment
- Deep-Sea Corals Are Home to Previously Unknown Bacteria With Extremely Small Genomes
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Remote Control Eddies: Upwelled Nutrients Boost Productivity Around Hawaiian Islands
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- New Genetic Web Tool to Help Restore Climate-Resilient Marine Ecosystems
- Algae Research Provides Insight on Immune Health
- Sinuses Prevented Prehistoric Crocodile Relatives from Deep Diving
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Oceanographers Record the Largest Predation Event Ever Observed in the Ocean
- Newly Discovered Cyanobacteria Could Help Sequester Carbon from Oceans and Factories
- Weddell Seals in the Antarctic Strategically Time Their Most Extreme Dives to Maximize Foraging
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Climate, Dead Zones and Fish: Solving a 'wicked Problem' In Lake Erie and Beyond
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment
Friday, October 25, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Dolphins Sense Military Sonar at Much Lower Levels Than Regulators Predict
- Breathing Deep: A Metabolic Secret of Ethane-Consuming Archaea Unraveled
- Paleontologists Discover Colorado 'swamp Dweller' That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs
- Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Paws of Polar Bears Sustaining Ice-Related Injuries in a Warming Arctic
- Invasive Flathead Catfish Impacting Susquehanna's Food Chain
- Researcher Works to Preserve the White Shark in the Mediterranean Sea
Monday, October 21, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
- American Lobster Population, Habitat Preferences Shifting, Study Finds
- Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Artificial Nests Boost Penguin Breeding Success, but There's No One-Size-Fits-All Design
- New Method for Measuring Luminescence Lifetime Offers Breakthrough in Scientific Imaging
- New Discovery Reveals How Diatoms Capture Carbon Dioxide So Effectively
- Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales
- Microplastics Detected in Dolphin Breath
- Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild Fish Than Previously Estimated, Study Finds
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Severe Cold-Water Bleaching and Mortality of Deep-Water Reef Observed in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
- Evolution in Real Time
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account for Around 10 Percent of Fish Stocks on Coral Reefs
- A Compost in the Sea That Produces Oxygen
- Whale Shark Shipping Collisions May Increase as Oceans Warm