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Marine Biology
Marine Biology: the scientific study of organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Specific habitats include coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, the surrounds of seamounts and thermal vents, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone. The organisms studied range from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton to huge cetaceans (whales) 30 meters (98 feet) in length.
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SEP 04, 2025Earth & The Environment
What long-term threats does plastic pollution have on the Earth, and specifically marine life? This is what a recent stu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2025Earth & The Environment
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In 2013, divers began to notice something terrible happening to sea stars in the waters around Washington State. The sea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2025Microbiology
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How can ship anchors affect Antarctic ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Conservation Sci ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
New research has indicated that humans used what bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2025Earth & The Environment
What processes are contributing to the global oceans reducing the depths where sunlight reaches, also called ocean darke ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 13, 2025Plants & Animals
Deep sea ecosystems are some of the most mysterious and unexplored regions of the Earth that reside more than 650 feet b ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A group of all-women extreme divers can be seen hauling the day's catch out onto shore in this image by Melissa IlardoWritten By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2025Earth & The Environment
For the first time, scientists have captured footage of a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural hab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
How can drug-contaminated waters influence salmon migration patterns? This is what a recent study published in Science h ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 02, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists have grown algae that was collected from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and which probably sank about 7,000 ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2025Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists have completed the third and most detailed map of the land under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2025Earth & The Environment
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What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
What impact do heatwaves have on coral reefs? This is what a recent study published in Limnology and Oceanography Letter ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Cyanobacteria are single celled microbes that can photosynthesize, and they helped generate Earth's atmosphere to make c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
What impacts did climate change have on ocean temperatures in 2024? This is what a recent study published in Advances in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 15, 2024Earth & The Environment
The deepest part of the oceans known as the hadal zone, where there is total darkness and extreme pressure. And some wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
How much does sulfur emitted by marine life cool the atmosphere and help mitigate the effects of climate change? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 05, 2024Technology
What influence can marine life have on robotics? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to addr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What long-term threats does plastic pollution have on the Earth, and specifically marine life? This is what a recent stu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What can fossil records teach scientists about ancient ecosystems and marine environments? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 05, 2025
Microbiology
In 2013, divers began to notice something terrible happening to sea stars in the waters around Washington State. The sea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2025
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered how a bacteria makes a kind of detergent, which could help eliminate some forms of pollution.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Microbiology
Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How can ship anchors affect Antarctic ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Conservation Sci
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
New research has indicated that humans used what bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What processes are contributing to the global oceans reducing the depths where sunlight reaches, also called ocean darke
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 13, 2025
Plants & Animals
Deep sea ecosystems are some of the most mysterious and unexplored regions of the Earth that reside more than 650 feet b
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A group of all-women extreme divers can be seen hauling the day's catch out onto shore in this image by Melissa Ilardo
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
For the first time, scientists have captured footage of a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural hab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How can drug-contaminated waters influence salmon migration patterns? This is what a recent study published in Science h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 02, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have grown algae that was collected from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and which probably sank about 7,000 ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have completed the third and most detailed map of the land under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study pu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 06, 2025
Plants & Animals
What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth &
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What impact do heatwaves have on coral reefs? This is what a recent study published in Limnology and Oceanography Letter
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cyanobacteria are single celled microbes that can photosynthesize, and they helped generate Earth's atmosphere to make c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What impacts did climate change have on ocean temperatures in 2024? This is what a recent study published in Advances in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The deepest part of the oceans known as the hadal zone, where there is total darkness and extreme pressure. And some wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How much does sulfur emitted by marine life cool the atmosphere and help mitigate the effects of climate change? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 05, 2024
Technology
What influence can marine life have on robotics? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to addr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc