marine

Mystery of ‘very odd’ elasmosaur finally solved: fiercely predatory marine reptile is new species

A group of fossils of elasmosaurs -- some of the most famous in North America -- have just been formally…

9 months ago

Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida’s elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves

A new study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn…

10 months ago

Marine mystery solved: How anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in…

1 year ago

Paleobiologists unlock 500,000 years of fossil records: Climate change impacts and risks of marine carbon removal

A study co-led by Professor Moriaki YASUHARA and Ms Raine CHONG from the School of Biological Sciences, the Swire Institute…

1 year ago

A new study reveals that marine cyanobacteria communicate

Three years ago María del Carmen Muñoz, a researcher at the University of Cordoba, was peering into an electron microscope…

2 years ago

Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage

The beautiful, gnarled, nooked-and-crannied reefs that surround tropical islands serve as a marine refuge and natural buffer against stormy seas.…

2 years ago

How kelp forests persisted through the large 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium and the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that denser, and more sheltered,…

2 years ago