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The Tale of Two Skates: How a Genetic Twist Solved a Century-Old Mystery

The Tale of Two Skates: How a Genetic Twist Solved a Century-Old Mystery

Categories Life & Non-humans

An illustration of the (A) pre-whaling and (B) post-whaling interactions between whales, shrimp-like krill (pink), and photosynthesizing organisms known as phytoplankton (top left of each panel) in the Southern Ocean. The decimation of whales in this ecosystem and coincident drop in krill in some former whaling grounds implies a large shift in the amount of iron available due to the loss of whales and thus micronutrients in whale poop (lower left).

Whale Poop Could Explain Ocean’s Mysterious Decline After Mass Whaling

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

Harbor porpoises need to eat 2000 fish a day to meet their energy needs. Not because it's demanding to swim, dive and hunt as they are streamlined and very energy efficient. They simply need vast amounts of energy to keep warm in the cold water.

Noisy Motorboats Disrupt Hunting and Threaten Survival of Denmark’s Harbor Porpoises

Categories Uncategorized

After hundreds of years, study confirms Bermuda now home to cownose rays

First Evidence of New Stingray Species in the Remote Islands

Categories Life & Non-humans

Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Octopus Vision and Survival

Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Octopus Vision and Survival

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

floating plastic bag

Millions of Tons of Plastic Piling Up on Ocean Floors

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

smoke from a factory

Dissolving Depths

Categories Bloggers

whale

Flukes and Floats

Categories Bloggers

Jellyfish

Mnemic Medusae

Categories Bloggers

A pointy-snouted reef fish called the hogfish can change from white to spotted brown to reddish depending on its surroundings. Photos courtesy of Dean Kimberly and Lori Schweikert.

This Fish Doesn’t Just See With Its Eyes — It Also Sees With Its Skin

Categories Life & Non-humans

A pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) in the wild.

Scientists solve ‘enigma’ of pygmy right whales’ feeding habits

Categories Life & Non-humans

Rushing to save coral reefs from global warming

Categories Bloggers

Hydractinia's regeneration driving stem cells are stored in the lower trunk of the animal's body, far from the mouth.

How a Sea Creature’s Mouth Could Unlock the Secrets of Aging and Revolutionize Human Healing

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

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