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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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JUL 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Getting a blood sample from a massive whale shark can be particularly challenging and would typically require administer ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2019Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Many shark experts will tell you that shark attacks on humans are exceedingly rare and that sharks hardly want to interf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For most animals, the sex is established early on in development and they stay that way throughout the life of the organ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 08, 2019Plants & Animals
Marine scientists were particularly astonished when they learned that only one year after 100 juvenile lemon sharks had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2019Plants & Animals
The smalleye stingray is the largest-known marine stingray species in the world, and yet we still know so very little ab ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Porpoising is a type of swimming technique used by several different underwater mammals, including dolphins, porpoises, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of a red tide? A red tide is a type of “harmful algal bloom,” an occurrence that reported in ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 23, 2019Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2019Plants & Animals
Those working in the field of Biology will likely happen upon a plethora of strange things throughout their career, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
Do you remember Boaty McBoatface? Back in 2016, in what quickly became a valuable lesson in allowing the public to name ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Large populations are necessary to maintain important rare changes in the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes many of the world's sea turtles as being endang ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The Australian box jellyfish can be deadly. They are the most venomous marine creature, and one can kill up to 60 people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind- ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Getting a blood sample from a massive whale shark can be particularly challenging and would typically require administer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many shark experts will tell you that shark attacks on humans are exceedingly rare and that sharks hardly want to interf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For most animals, the sex is established early on in development and they stay that way throughout the life of the organ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
Marine scientists were particularly astonished when they learned that only one year after 100 juvenile lemon sharks had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
The smalleye stingray is the largest-known marine stingray species in the world, and yet we still know so very little ab
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Porpoising is a type of swimming technique used by several different underwater mammals, including dolphins, porpoises,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of a red tide? A red tide is a type of “harmful algal bloom,” an occurrence that reported in
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 23, 2019
Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
Those working in the field of Biology will likely happen upon a plethora of strange things throughout their career, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Do you remember Boaty McBoatface? Back in 2016, in what quickly became a valuable lesson in allowing the public to name
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Large populations are necessary to maintain important rare changes in the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes many of the world's sea turtles as being endang
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Australian box jellyfish can be deadly. They are the most venomous marine creature, and one can kill up to 60 people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard