Jun 26 2011

Prodigal Plankton Returns to the Atlantic

Tag: Climate Change,Global Warming,Oceanography,Zoology — Kieran Mulvaney @ 7:50 pm
The return of a long-lost microscopic plant to the Atlantic Ocean is another sign of a changing climate.

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 19 2011

Banking Coral Sperm

Tag: Animal Breeding,Conservation,Corals,Genetic Science,Water,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 4:56 pm
The latest work on frozen coral embryos and sperm will preserve staghorn coral from the Great Barrier Reef.

May 17 2011

Protecting Marine Wildlife With Tags

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Breeding,Animal Science,Conservation,Scientific Discoveries,Zoology — Kieran Mulvaney @ 5:35 pm
Satellite tagging of animals can have conservation benefits.

Apr 15 2011

First Signs of Lake Life Having Sex on the Beach

Tag: Animal Evolution,Biodiversity,Evolution,Lakes,Paleontology,Plants,Rivers,Water,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 12:08 pm
Complicated love on the rocks, sand, and shoreline of ancient lakes made early life interesting.

Apr 04 2011

Mayfly Captured in Flight 300 Million Years Ago

Tag: Amphibians,Death and Dying,Fossils,Insects,Zoology — Jessica Marshall @ 7:00 pm
The oldest known full-body impression of a flying insect was preserved in 300 million-year-old Massachusetts sandstone.

Feb 22 2011

Fighting Malaria with Oil and Fungus

Tag: Animal Breeding,Animal Relationships,Animal Research,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 6:21 pm
When is an oil spill a good thing? How about when it helps fight malaria?

Feb 11 2011

What’s Living Where on the Seafloor?

Tag: Antarctica,Biodiversity,Maps,Oceanography,Zoology — Christina Reed @ 3:08 pm
Ocean modelers are tracking the denizens of the deep from the deluge of data collected during the Census of Marine Life.

Jan 25 2011

Coral Moves North to Beat the Heat

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Animal Science,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Conservation,Fish,Global Warming,Oceanography,Water,Weather,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 3:49 pm
From corals to opossums - migrations are part of global change.

Jan 11 2011

Lack of Spare Species Leaves Ecosystems Flat

Tag: Animal Evolution,Animal Research,Biodiversity,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Conservation,Evolution,Fish,Food Chain,Global Warming,Oceanography,Paleontology,Sharks,Volcanic Eruptions,Weather,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 6:45 pm
Back-up species play a critical role in keeping populations from crashing.
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