State-dependent harvest ensures Pacific walrus sustainability under climate changeScience
State-dependent harvest ensures Pacific walrus sustainability under climate change
Pacific walruses, a vital subsistence resource for Indigenous Arctic communities - Alaska and Chukotka Native communities - face dual threats from climate change and human…
Muser NewsDeskDecember 4, 2024
Full articleDeep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean healthScience
Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean health
Tiny yet influential, deep-sea viruses play a pivotal role in shaping the global ocean environment and the Earth's biogeochemical cycles. These understudied microbes, concentrated in…
SourceDecember 2, 2024
Full articleClimate Science Digest: November 26, 2024NewsScience
Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2024
Global heatwave hotspots defy climate models The increasing severity and frequency of heatwaves worldwide have become a significant concern, with a recent study mapping global…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 27, 2024
Full articleMathematical model illuminates how environment impacts life choices of salmonScience
Mathematical model illuminates how environment impacts life choices of salmon
Tokyo Metropolitan University – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a mathematical model that models how the evolutionary strategies of organisms are affected by…
SourceNovember 4, 2024
Full articleBaku Ocean Declaration in advance of UN Climate ConferenceNews
Baku Ocean Declaration in advance of UN Climate Conference
Partners of the Ocean Pavilion are calling on world leaders to make robust, long-term investments in ocean observations, research, and mapping to support efforts that…
SourceOctober 29, 2024
Full articleMicroplastics detected in dolphin breathScience
Microplastics detected in dolphin breath
U.S. researchers have found microplastic particles in the breath of wild bottlenose dolphins, suggesting that inhalation could be a significant route of exposure to these…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 17, 2024
Full articleCoral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cutClimate
Coral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cut
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) suggests that curtailing carbon emissions could be key to helping…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024
Full articleHow oceans’ most abundant bacteria shape global nutrient cyclesScience
How oceans’ most abundant bacteria shape global nutrient cycles
If you could collect all the organisms from the ocean surface down to 200 meters, you would find that SAR11 bacteria, also known as Pelagibacterales,…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 11, 2024
Full articleWeathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlingsClimate
Weathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlings
Sea turtles, after laying their eggs and covering them with sand, leave their offspring to develop and hatch without any parental care. The odds of…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
Full articleHow the ocean twilight zone shapes marine life amid global warmingScience
How the ocean twilight zone shapes marine life amid global warming
Global warming's impact on marine ecosystems is a pressing issue, particularly its effects on phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms essential for maintaining marine food chains. While…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 26, 2024
Full articleLong-distance relationship revealed in the seemingly random behavior of bowhead whalesScience
Long-distance relationship revealed in the seemingly random behavior of bowhead whales
By Hokkaido University, Aarhus University & Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Applying chaos theory to the movement of iconic arctic whales uncovered a 24-hour diving…
SourceAugust 11, 2024
Full articleLoss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planetClimateScience
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet
By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleUCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic BacteriaScience
UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria
UCF Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
Full articleCoral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climateClimate
Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
By Harrison Tasoff | University of California - Santa Barbara Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean…
SourceJuly 9, 2024
Full articleOffshore windfarms – A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?Climate
Offshore windfarms – A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?
By Society for Experimental Biology An ongoing research project into the impact of offshore windfarm electromagnetic fields on shark development reveals that the alternating electric…
SourceJuly 5, 2024
Full articleShark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleNYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest watersScience
NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest waters
By New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought,…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleCoastal Water Surface Can Accumulate Bacteria and AntibioticsNews
Coastal Water Surface Can Accumulate Bacteria and Antibiotics
By American Society for Microbiology Antibiotics in the uppermost water surface, known as the sea surface microlayer, can significantly affect the number of bacteria present…
SourceJune 17, 2024
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