Jun 27 2011

Over 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Crustaceans,Fish,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Plants,Sharks,Travel,Wild Birds,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:55 pm
The new animals include 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds, 71 fish , 43 reptiles and 12 mammals.

Jun 21 2011

Mutations Cause Ultra Muscular Humans, Animals, Fish

Tag: Animals,Fish,Genes,Genetic Science,Humans,Life Science,Mammals — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
A rare genetic mutation causes mammals -- and now fish -- to develop muscles that are twice the normal size.

Jun 21 2011

Oceans in Distress Foreshadow Mass Extinction

Tag: Biodiversity,Climate,Climate Change,Coral Reefs,Corals,Environment,Fish,Global Warming,Marine Life,Mass Extinction,Oceans — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 8:01 am
The recent fast global decline of ocean health points to a level of marine die-off similar to the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.

Jun 20 2011

Mississippi Floods to Raise the Dead Zone in the Gulf

Tag: Chemistry,Fish,Floods,Food,Food Chain,Oceanography,Zoology — Christina Reed @ 5:28 pm
A record-setting dead zone is predicted to occur in the Gulf of Mexico this summer following the excess nutrient runoff from spring floods along the Mississippi.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

420 Whale Sharks Swarm Mexican Coastline

Tag: Animal Behavior,Crustaceans,Current Events,Fish,Food,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:43 pm
The discovery counters the widely held belief that whale sharks, which can weigh more than 79,000 pounds, are solitary animals.

May 25 2011

420 Whale Sharks Swarm Mexican Coastline

Tag: Animal Behavior,Crustaceans,Current Events,Fish,Food,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:43 pm
The discovery counters the widely held belief that whale sharks, which can weigh more than 79,000 pounds, are solitary animals.

May 25 2011

A New Fisheries Frontier in the Arctic

Tag: Climate Change,Fish,Global Warming,Oceanography — Kieran Mulvaney @ 4:02 pm
As sea ice melts, managing Arctic fisheries emerges as an important issue.

May 25 2011

A New Fisheries Frontier in the Arctic

Tag: Climate Change,Fish,Global Warming,Oceanography — Kieran Mulvaney @ 4:02 pm
As sea ice melts, managing Arctic fisheries emerges as an important issue.
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