Crown-of-thorns starfish are renowned for eating coral and destroying coral reefs — but when juvenile…
Browsing: Marine Biology
Marine Biology is the study of life in the oceans and other saltwater environments, including the behaviors, interactions, and ecosystems of organisms ranging from microscopic plankton to massive whales. This field combines elements of biology, ecology, chemistry, and oceanography to understand how marine species adapt to their environments, respond to climate change, and contribute to global systems like the carbon cycle. From coral reef conservation to deep-sea exploration, marine biology research offers critical insights into the health of our oceans and the role they play in sustaining life on Earth. Stay updated with the latest discoveries, breakthroughs, and conservation efforts in marine science.
Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of…
Fish market favorites such as orange roughy, common octopus, and pink conch are among the…
Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have marveled at sea turtles’ impressive ability to…
Packed pigment granules help them blend in without blowing their cover. If there were a…
A paper published July 7, 2020, in the open access journal PLOS Biology outlines a…
Ultra-black fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light in a new, extremely efficient way,…
Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up…
As the world warmed from the last ice age, a rise in carbon dioxide levels…
A report in the journal Current Biology on July 9 offers a detailed description of the…
Let’s turn back the hands of time. Before extinction knocked dinosaurs off their pillar, before…
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from…
Researchers have been surprised to find that Adélie penguins in Antarctica prefer reduced sea-ice conditions,…
Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a…
Tanyrhinichthys mcallisteri recasts the notion of what it means to be a ‘primitive’ vertebrate, according…
In 2011, Chilean scientists discovered a mysterious fossil in Antarctica that looked like a deflated…
Betta fish opponents undergo similar brain changes that become more synchronized after longer fights. When…
A diverse diet and flexible behavior may have empowered blenny fish to make a dramatic…