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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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DEC 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can researchers help bolster the resilience of marine ecosystems because of climate change? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
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All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
What can deep ocean life teach us about finding life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ge ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 18, 2024Microbiology
There are microbial communities thriving at the depths of Antarctic lakes where conditions are so harsh, very little els ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2024Plants & Animals
How can scientists protect biodiversity across the Earth while climate change continues to ravage the planet? This is wh ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 06, 2024Earth & The Environment
In a first, researchers have officially documented that the broadnose sevengill shark, and the soupfin shark, which is c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2024Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
Larvae from a seriously invasive species of mussels have been detected in a portion of the Colorado River, and experts a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
This image by C. G. Wilson shows a rotifer that has survived a life-threatening fungal infection by using acquired micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2024Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
The planet has many interconnected cycles. A new study in Science has examined the role of inorganic Zinc (Zn) in the bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
There are a few animals that we know use tools, and sea otters are one example. A new study has now shown that individua ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2024Microbiology
It's estimated that 90% of the biomass in the oceans are marine microorganisms, a group that includes protists, bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
When Atlantic salmon are migrating to spawn, fisheries move to catch them. A new study has found that salmon that are ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's fairly easy to look at a map of the world and see the clear similarities between the western coast of Africa and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Some creatures glow naturally, in a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. It's thought that this trait has evolved indepe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are only the only organisms that are able to 'fix' nitrogen, or remove it from the atmosphere and convert it in ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can researchers help bolster the resilience of marine ecosystems because of climate change? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Comb jelly are doing more than getting by with the help of a friend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do fossil fuels influence the atmospheric chemistry of the Arctic? This is what a recent study published in Nature G
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2024
Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What can deep ocean life teach us about finding life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ge
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 18, 2024
Microbiology
There are microbial communities thriving at the depths of Antarctic lakes where conditions are so harsh, very little els
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2024
Plants & Animals
How can scientists protect biodiversity across the Earth while climate change continues to ravage the planet? This is wh
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In a first, researchers have officially documented that the broadnose sevengill shark, and the soupfin shark, which is c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Larvae from a seriously invasive species of mussels have been detected in a portion of the Colorado River, and experts a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
This image by C. G. Wilson shows a rotifer that has survived a life-threatening fungal infection by using acquired micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The planet has many interconnected cycles. A new study in Science has examined the role of inorganic Zinc (Zn) in the bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There are a few animals that we know use tools, and sea otters are one example. A new study has now shown that individua
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2024
Microbiology
It's estimated that 90% of the biomass in the oceans are marine microorganisms, a group that includes protists, bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
When Atlantic salmon are migrating to spawn, fisheries move to catch them. A new study has found that salmon that are ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's fairly easy to look at a map of the world and see the clear similarities between the western coast of Africa and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some creatures glow naturally, in a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. It's thought that this trait has evolved indepe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are only the only organisms that are able to 'fix' nitrogen, or remove it from the atmosphere and convert it in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch