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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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OCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Plants & Animals
The ocean floor can be a lifeless and desolate place to be; so much so that marine animals have taken notice. It’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
This summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet experienced a significant melting event not seen since 2002, mainly due to the heat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are marine mammals; otherwise known as cetaceans. Although they live exclusively underwat ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2019Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
The 2018 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano didn’t just change the lives of several hundred residents and ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
Five years ago, a phenomenon dubbed “the blob” caused turmoil along the West Coast of the Pacific Ocean. No, ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2019Plants & Animals
These young albatrosses must learn the official rules of ‘survival of the fittest.’ Once big enough, they wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2019Microbiology
Archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life and exist in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2019Microbiology
People and pet owners, especially in the Southeast but all across the nation are being warned to watch out for harmful a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
After 40 years of federal protection, a seamount coral community in Hawaii is showing signs of recovery. The Hawaiian-Em ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While a type of algae appears to be thriving in the face of its downgraded envrionment, the story is turning out to be m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists still haven’t pinned the cause on mass whale beachings; nevertheless, they transpire all a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While in a group, individual spirostomum can make ultrafast contractions in a coordinated fashion, without using chemica ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
The ocean floor can be a lifeless and desolate place to be; so much so that marine animals have taken notice. It’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
This summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet experienced a significant melting event not seen since 2002, mainly due to the heat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are marine mammals; otherwise known as cetaceans. Although they live exclusively underwat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The 2018 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano didn’t just change the lives of several hundred residents and
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Five years ago, a phenomenon dubbed “the blob” caused turmoil along the West Coast of the Pacific Ocean. No,
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
These young albatrosses must learn the official rules of ‘survival of the fittest.’ Once big enough, they wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2019
Microbiology
Archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life and exist in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2019
Microbiology
People and pet owners, especially in the Southeast but all across the nation are being warned to watch out for harmful a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After 40 years of federal protection, a seamount coral community in Hawaii is showing signs of recovery. The Hawaiian-Em
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While a type of algae appears to be thriving in the face of its downgraded envrionment, the story is turning out to be m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists still haven’t pinned the cause on mass whale beachings; nevertheless, they transpire all a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While in a group, individual spirostomum can make ultrafast contractions in a coordinated fashion, without using chemica
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet