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Krill inspire robots for ocean exploration
Pleobot is a krill-inspired robot offering potential solutions for underwater locomotion and ocean exploration, both on Earth and moons throughout the solar system. Picture a network of interconnected,...
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Seabird die-offs follow ocean heat waves
Persistent marine heat waves lead to massive seabird die-offs months later, research finds. New study uses data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska to...
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Even marine protected areas are in hot water
Marine protected areas offer many social and ecological benefits, but they’re not resilient to the effects of ocean warming, research finds. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are locations in the ocean...
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Study rewrites 70-year-old story of life on Earth’s rise
Oxygen didn’t catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth’s first multicellular ocean organisms, according to a new study. The findings defy a 70-year-old assumption about what caused the explosion of fauna...
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‘Tropical majority’ need a say in ocean conservation
Researchers outline ways to achieve greater equity in ocean governance and science in the global tropics. One way is giving residents a say in policymaking. For the coastal residents in Sri Lanka,...
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Team predicts mid-century end to Atlantic Ocean current
Researchers predict the system of ocean currents that distributes cold and heat between the North Atlantic and tropics will completely stop if we continue to emit the same levels of greenhouse gases we...
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Microplastics found in lungs of whales and dolphins
Researchers have discovered microscopic plastic particles in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study of ocean microplastics. The presence of polymer...
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Trick chills coral for year-round preservation
A new “cryopreservation” technique opens a path to year-round sample collection, which is critical in managing threats to our oceans. As ocean temperatures rise, coral reefs face increasing threats as...
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New tech is 10x better at cleaning up oil spills
To combat the extreme environmental toll of major oil spills, researchers have created a new technology that could significantly improve cleanup capabilities compared with current methods. The...
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Why some green turtles develop tumors
Water temperature, salinity, and proximity to environmental stressors may trigger the development of a tumor disease associated with a herpesvirus in endangered green turtles in Brazil. The new study,...
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How to raise ‘lawn mowers of the reefs’ in the lab
Scientists are trying to raise as many long-spined sea urchins in the lab as possible. The urchins are known as “the lawn mowers of the reefs” because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef...
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Engineered microorganism breaks down plastic in salt water
Researchers have genetically engineered a marine microorganism to break down plastic in salt water, according to a new study. Specifically, the modified organism can break down polyethylene...
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What’s behind mysterious killer whale attacks on porpoises?
New research digs into why killer whales are harassing and killing porpoises without eating them. For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even...
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How hammerhead sharks grow their hammers
Scientists have documented how hammerhead sharks stretch and distort their skulls into their namesake hammer-like shape. For weeks, you’d be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going...
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Less fishing gear could save more humpback whales
Reducing the amount of fishing gear in the water could go a long way to saving humpback whales while having little impact on California’s crab fishers, according to a new study. Sometimes simple...
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Team discovers new sulfur cycle in Lake Superior
Researchers have discovered a new kind of sulfur cycle in Lake Superior. Their findings, published in Limnology and Oceanography, focus attention on the role organic sulfur compounds play in this...
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Ocean model considers temp spikes and gradual warming
A research review proposes a “more realistic” conceptual model for understanding current and future changes to marine ecosystems in the wake of climate change. The new approach to examining the effects...
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Rogue waves are real and now predictable
Using 700 years’ worth of wave data from more than a billion waves, scientists have used artificial intelligence to find a formula for how to predict the occurrence of rogue waves. Long considered...
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Pacific kelp forests are way older than we thought
Pacific kelp forests are older than once thought, according to new research. The unique underwater kelp forests that line the Pacific Coast support a varied ecosystem that was thought to have evolved...
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Bahamas crustacean is a brand new species
Researchers have discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, that has been identified as a new species of the genus Booralana from the deep waters of the Bahamas. The finding, detailed in the...
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