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…
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Big Surprise for Researchers When Unexpected Fish and Squid Found in the Central Arctic Ocean
Single Atlantic cod and squid can be found far further north than previously thought. In the midst of the Arctic Ocean, in deep water, scientists…
Subtle Cloud Shadows Cue Mini-Migrations
Zooplankton swim up and down repeatedly due to subtle changes in daylight intensity. Cued by the setting sun, droves of zooplankton and small fish each…
Dormancy Paradox: Why Sleep When You Can Eat?
Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs — eggs which are hardy, but take a long time to hatch, and are expensive to produce? That…
Traces of Oil from Deepwater Horizon May Work Their Way up the Food Chain
New research has demonstrated that zooplankton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico accumulated toxic compounds derived from crude oil that rushed from the Macondo well…
Marine Bacteria Use Bioluminescence to Lure Zooplankton and Fish
Many creatures in the sea glow in the depths of the deepest trenches of the oceans. Bioluminescence is even observed in some marine bacteria, which…