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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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NOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2018Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2018Plants & Animals
To most people, a specific fish species would be the same whether it was found at the shoreline or in the middle of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Trichoplax adhaerens has no muscles, neurons, or defined shape but still makes coordinated movement.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal populations around the globe, marine variants included, are projected to decline as climate change rears its ugly ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2018Microbiology
Without the right experimental design, behavioral testing can easily produce the wrong results.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2018Microbiology
The light from inside the anglerfish bulb is made by bioluminescent bacteria, a symbiotic relationship we know little ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2018Plants & Animals
In an unfortunate turn of events this weekend, Alabama-based animal conservationists report finding a deceased Kemp&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2018Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUN 27, 2018Earth & The Environment
Hawaii was built by volcanoes, and the recent Kilauea eruption in Puna on the big island of Hawaii shows us in live-acti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers from both the University of California, San Diego and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2018Videos
Life forms throughout Earth’s history come in all different shapes and sizes, but have you ever wondered which one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Earth & The Environment
If you’re not already carrying around a metal straw in your purse, now is the time to invest. NYC recently announc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2018Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtle populations have a rough time keeping up as it is, but humankind’s excessive use of plastic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2018Plants & Animals
In most cases, warming ocean waters that get brought about by climate change have a negative impact on marine wildlife. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2018
Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
To most people, a specific fish species would be the same whether it was found at the shoreline or in the middle of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Trichoplax adhaerens has no muscles, neurons, or defined shape but still makes coordinated movement.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal populations around the globe, marine variants included, are projected to decline as climate change rears its ugly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2018
Microbiology
Without the right experimental design, behavioral testing can easily produce the wrong results.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2018
Microbiology
The light from inside the anglerfish bulb is made by bioluminescent bacteria, a symbiotic relationship we know little ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
In an unfortunate turn of events this weekend, Alabama-based animal conservationists report finding a deceased Kemp&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2018
Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUN 27, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Hawaii was built by volcanoes, and the recent Kilauea eruption in Puna on the big island of Hawaii shows us in live-acti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers from both the University of California, San Diego and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2018
Videos
Life forms throughout Earth’s history come in all different shapes and sizes, but have you ever wondered which one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
If you’re not already carrying around a metal straw in your purse, now is the time to invest. NYC recently announc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtle populations have a rough time keeping up as it is, but humankind’s excessive use of plastic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
In most cases, warming ocean waters that get brought about by climate change have a negative impact on marine wildlife.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch