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Discovering the Role of Microbes in Ocean Life

March 8, 2019

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences studies the organisms that influence the ocean's ability to sustain life

Seawater Bacteria Provides Leads to Fight Melanoma

March 7, 2019

While new cases of most types of cancer are declining, those of melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—contin...

Lobster’s Underbelly Is as Tough as Industrial Rubber

February 25, 2019

The membrane material’s properties could guide the design of flexible body armor

The Smallest Skeletons in the Marine World Observed in 3D by Synchrotron Techniques

February 18, 2019

Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow

Research Shows What It Takes to Be a Giant Shark

January 25, 2019

Have you ever wondered why the Megalodon shark became to be so big? Or why some other sharks are much smaller?

Groups of Pilot Whales Have Their Own Dialects

January 1, 2019

This could be especially important for understanding the species, since relatively little is known about their social behavio...

Warning over Deep-Sea 'Gold Rush'

December 18, 2018

A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems

Custom-Made Artificial Mother-Of-Pearl

December 12, 2018

ETH researchers developed an imitation comparable to mother-of-pearl, the physical properties of which can be specifically ad...

229 New Species Described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2018

December 6, 2018

From fish to flowering plants and seahorses to snakes—spanning five continents and three oceans—these new discove...

First Jellyfish Genome Reveals Ancient Beginnings of Complex Body Plan

December 4, 2018

Jellyfish undergo an amazing metamorphosis, from tiny polyps growing on the seafloor to swimming medusae with stinging tentac...

Billions of Nanoplastics Accumulate in Marine Organisms within Six Hours

December 3, 2018

After six hours exposure, billions of particles measuring 250nm had accumulated within the scallop's intestines

A Water Treatment Breakthrough, Inspired by a Sea Creature

November 27, 2018

The research used a material known as a nanocoagulant to rid water of contaminants

Fracking Wastewater Accumulation Found in Freshwater Mussels' Shells

October 23, 2018

Freshwater mussels can be used as chemical recorders of fracking pollutants in waterways

Sea Snail Shells Dissolve in Increasingly Acidified Oceans

October 16, 2018

Researchers assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory "triton shell" gastropod (Charonia lam...

PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales

September 28, 2018

More than 40 years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly thr...

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Wednesday March 20, 2019

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Thursday May 23, 2019

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Thursday March 7, 2019

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