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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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AUG 08, 2017Plants & Animals
According to researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), the shortfin ma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 26, 2017Plants & Animals
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the word “shark” is a large fish with massive teeth that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2017Plants & Animals
New Jersey-based charter boat fishers got their five minutes of fame during this annual Shark Week after catching what i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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The most important tools fish possess for ocean navigation are its fins. These appendages help a fish maintain stability ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Not all sharks swallow their food in the same way, especially those that rely on suction feeding, and researchers from B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2017Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Although evolution is a widely-accepted concept in the scientific community, some of its aspects haven’t been stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Plants & Animals
In many freshwater lakes around the world, carp are a common sight. These bottom-feeding fish can grow anywhere between ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Plants & Animals
There are all kinds of corals in our seas, and those that exist at shallower depths are known to sometimes glow because ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Plants & Animals
It was only yesterday that over $9 million worth of ivory was seized by authorities in Hong Kong, but today, news has su ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2017Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 03, 2017Plants & Animals
You might want to think twice about flushing certain unwanted chemicals down the toilet or drainage system in your house ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Plants & Animals
There's a high probability of vaquita porpoises going extinct very soon, and there's only a small window of oppo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2017Videos
One of the major problems we face when trying to observe deep-sea life with robots is that the clamps used to grip onto ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Might it be possible to use drugs to selectively edit out traumatic memories in people that are suffering from mental di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2017Plants & Animals
There aren’t many reef-feeding fish out there, mostly because coral reefs have developed defense mechanisms to pre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Almost anyone that thinks of sea turtles immediately begins to think about endangered animal species, and that’s b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2017Plants & Animals
Most people have never had the opportunity to see some of the largest marine mammals on the planet in person. Baleen wha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2017Plants & Animals
When you’re a fisherman, chances are you’ll come across some interesting things every so often when you reel ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2017Plants & Animals
Gray seals were recently facing the very real threat of extinction given that they were being over-hunted and how enviro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
According to researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), the shortfin ma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the word “shark” is a large fish with massive teeth that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
New Jersey-based charter boat fishers got their five minutes of fame during this annual Shark Week after catching what i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
The most important tools fish possess for ocean navigation are its fins. These appendages help a fish maintain stability
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not all sharks swallow their food in the same way, especially those that rely on suction feeding, and researchers from B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although evolution is a widely-accepted concept in the scientific community, some of its aspects haven’t been stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
In many freshwater lakes around the world, carp are a common sight. These bottom-feeding fish can grow anywhere between
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are all kinds of corals in our seas, and those that exist at shallower depths are known to sometimes glow because
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
It was only yesterday that over $9 million worth of ivory was seized by authorities in Hong Kong, but today, news has su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
You might want to think twice about flushing certain unwanted chemicals down the toilet or drainage system in your house
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
There's a high probability of vaquita porpoises going extinct very soon, and there's only a small window of oppo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
One of the major problems we face when trying to observe deep-sea life with robots is that the clamps used to grip onto
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Might it be possible to use drugs to selectively edit out traumatic memories in people that are suffering from mental di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
There aren’t many reef-feeding fish out there, mostly because coral reefs have developed defense mechanisms to pre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Almost anyone that thinks of sea turtles immediately begins to think about endangered animal species, and that’s b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
Most people have never had the opportunity to see some of the largest marine mammals on the planet in person. Baleen wha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you’re a fisherman, chances are you’ll come across some interesting things every so often when you reel
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
Gray seals were recently facing the very real threat of extinction given that they were being over-hunted and how enviro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard