Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters
The Southern Ocean has immense global value, for its ability to regulate global ocean temperature, moderate sea levels, and store carbon.
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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 21, 2022
World’s largest no-fishing zone benefits fish and fishermen
New research shows that a large marine protected area (MPA) in Hawaiʻi led to recovery and spillover of migratory species.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 2, 2022
Ancient 'sharks' appeared much earlier than previously thought
The first appearance of shark-like ‘jawed fish’ may have happened some 15 million years earlier than previously thought.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 3, 2022
What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defense
Cool as a sea cucumber - new evidence on how sea cucumbers produce self-defence chemicals may lead to medicines and healthy compounds.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 1, 2022
Jurassic marine world unearthed in a farmer's field
An exceptional prehistoric site discovery containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been made in a farmer’s field.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 20, 2022
Strange, 26-foot-long, giant sea worm found by divers
What would typically lead most people to flee the water was something the two guys quickly recognized as completely safe and uncommon.
Joseph Shavit
- May 3, 2022
Chasing the blue whale -- the endangered sea giant
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever existed, weighting as much as two thousand people together.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 4, 2022
Fish can do math, study finds
Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five as shown in a recent study.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 29, 2022
Scientists develop a natural alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine
A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like Morphene.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 19, 2022
Sharks take naps with their eyes open!
It turns out these predators love to grab a nap when there’s nothing going on and some actually sleep with their eyes wide open!
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 13, 2022
Massive coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia
A "massive" new reef measuring 500 meters (about 1,600 feet) has been discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 22, 2022
Lighted nets shown to dramatically reduce wildlife bycatch while making fishing more efficient
Researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 14, 2022
World's largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, researchers found the world's largest fish breeding area known.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 3, 2022
Fish can count according to new research on Banded Archerfish
A trio of researchers at the University of Trento, in Italy, has found via experimentation that archerfish can distinguish between numbers.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 17, 2021
More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck
Researchers reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a sunk ship.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 18, 2021
Animatronic dolphins could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
Darting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that jump through hoops
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 9, 2021
Can whale poo help save the planet?
Whales were hunted nearly to extinction. A new report shows how important they are for healthy oceans.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 22, 2021
Mystic Aquarium Auctioning Off Chance To Name New Beluga Whales
A Connecticut aquarium plans to auction off the chance to name three of its five recently arrived beluga whales to raise money for care
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