The Deepening Mystery: How Sea-Ice Retreat is Influencing Marine Life
Climate change is affecting the seasonal vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arctic, according to a new study. Increasing Arctic sea ice melting allows sunlight…
Marine Biology News
Beyond Eyes: This Fish Can See With Its Skin
Now researchers think they know why. Several years back, during a fishing expedition in the Florida Keys, biologist Lori Schweikert came face to face with…
Octopus Mystery Solved: Mating Rituals in Thermal Springs Revealed
MBARI’s advanced technology offers new insight into the “Octopus Garden” off Central California, the largest aggregation of octopus on Earth. In 2018, researchers from NOAA’s…
Ancient Orca Oasis: Scientists Discover 20,000 Years Old Refugium in the Northern Pacific
The northern Pacific near Japan and Russia is home to several different groups of orcas yet they never interact, hunt different prey, communicate in distinct…
Beating the Heat: Pacific Coral Reef Shows Unprecedented Increase in Climate Resistance
Coral reefs in Palau, Pacific Ocean, are showing increased thermal tolerance, potentially reducing future climate change-induced bleaching. However, the study emphasizes the urgent need for…
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…
Over 800 Human-Harvested Shellfish Species and Their Remarkable Resilience to Extinction
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…
Cooking Up Life: How a Chemical Reaction Used by Chefs Helped Create Life on Earth
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…
Ocean’s Silent Plastic Invasion: Marine Mammals Now Carry Microplastics Within
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…
Remarkable Chinese Fossil Reveals Reptiles Using Whale-Like Filter Feeding 250 Million Years Ago
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…
Sharks Near NASA’s Florida Spaceport: 7 Fascinating Facts
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…
500-Million-Year-Old “Dune” Monster Unveiled – Ancient Sea Worm Unknown to Science
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…
Landmark Discovery of the Oldest Known Swimming Jellyfish – 505 Million Years Old
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…
The Consequences of Climate Change: Sea Urchins Struggle To Hold On
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…
The Elusive Ghost Shark – Unlocking Secrets of One of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures
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…
Gnathia jimmybuffetti – Scientists Discover New Isopod Species in the Florida Keys
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…
Shark Shock – Scientists Discover Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied in One-in-a-Thousand Exception
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,…
Impact of Deep-Sea Mining on Ocean Animals May Be “Even Bigger Than We Think”
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…