Collaborate Disseminate
To the envy of us humans, limb regeneration is common to certain groups of animals. But while it’s normally a leg here or a tail there, scientists have now discovered one of the most extreme examples ever found – sea slugs that voluntarily detach their… Continue reading Self-decapitating sea slugs drop their heads and regrow whole bodies
Many species are expected to be displaced as the world continues to warm and natural habitats are transformed, and this is true both on land and at sea. Scientists studying more than half a century of data on bottom-dwelling shellfish have uncovered ev… Continue reading Warming oceans are trapping shellfish in hotspots they can’t escape
It’s been a big week for inventions named for the shape-shifting, fortune-telling Greek sea god, Proteus. On Monday we looked at Proteus, the world’s first manufactured non-cuttable material, and now there’s Proteus, the world’s most advanced underwate… Continue reading Fabien Cousteau’s Proteus will be an underwater ISS
Although cold waters aren’t known for their coral reefs, they do contain ecologically important “glass reefs” created by live sponges. Now, scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of sponge living on those reefs, in Canada.Continue Read… Continue reading Newly-discovered sponge is surprisingly abundant
The mountain of plastic waste making its way into the ocean each year is undoubtedly impacting marine life, and bit by bit scientists are starting to understand the extent of these potentially disastrous effects. A new study out of the UK has revealed … Continue reading Study finds microplastics can impair hermit crabs’ shell selection
One of the real and dangerous consequences of plastic waste making its way into ocean is the increasing threat it poses to marine life. Sea turtles are one example of a creature that regularly consume these pieces of trash for dinner, and a new study o… Continue reading “Olfactory trap” lures sea turtles into eating plastic waste
Grey whales may be “blinded” by solar storms, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. The solar activity interferes with the whales’ internal magnetic navigation system, causing them to become stranded on the shore, often res… Continue reading Blinding solar storms could be the cause of whale strandings
A new survey led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) indicates that blue whales and other large whale species are making a welcome comeback in Antarctic waters. The three-year wild water whale project conducted off the island of South Georgia in the … Continue reading Antarctic survey shows increased blue whale numbers
Scientists at the University of Exeter have turned to Twitter for a better picture of the effect ocean plastics are having on sharks and rays…
Continue Reading Scientists identify more than 1,000 sharks and rays tangled in ocean waste
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One of the ocean’s most tantalizing questions has been answered by an expedition to the ‘white shark cafe,’ a remote zone in the middle of the Pacific. Continue reading We Now Know Why Great White Sharks Gather In a Mysterious Ocean Void