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Aquatic Habitat
The aquatic habitat includes all the areas permanently or occasionally covered by water where organisms live. Based on their salinity aquatic habitats are divided into two main groups - freshwater (including lakes, rivers, streams, etc.) and marine (including seas, oceans, coral reefs).
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SEP 24, 2020Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 27, 2020Plants & Animals
A new study reports that polar bear populations could collapse in the next 80 years if greenhouse gas emissions remain a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 27, 2020Plants & Animals
Research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and University ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Sharks of all sizes are vital to coral reef ecosystems, both as predators and prey. Shark populations have rapidly decli ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
Plastics and microplastics are certainly not recent developments in ocean pollution. However, scientists continue to inv ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
Today is World Oceans Day! According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day has been celebrated since 1992 and was desi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is going through another bleaching event; it's third in five years. The ARC Centr ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs" ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
SEP 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
A new study reports that polar bear populations could collapse in the next 80 years if greenhouse gas emissions remain a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
Research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and University
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Sharks of all sizes are vital to coral reef ecosystems, both as predators and prey. Shark populations have rapidly decli
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Plastics and microplastics are certainly not recent developments in ocean pollution. However, scientists continue to inv
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Today is World Oceans Day! According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day has been celebrated since 1992 and was desi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is going through another bleaching event; it's third in five years. The ARC Centr
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet