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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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MAY 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Paleontologists help depict the history of the ancient world one fossil at a time, and now a new fossil is telling the s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2017Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are interesting creatures. Ranging in sizes from large to small and living both in water and on land, these crea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Sea lions may not look very threatening, but they have the potential to cause quite a bit of trouble. Image Credit: Kdsp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of certain South American countries, including Chile and Peru to name a few. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to the fish world, the subsurface creatures sometimes find themselves met with problems that require thoug ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2017Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2017Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Humpback whales aren’t known for being the quietest animals in the ocean blue, but new research reveals that young ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Although SeaWorld announced its departure from breeding orcas as a result of the negativity it has brought about from an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2017Plants & Animals
When you and I have no idea where we’re going, we just hop in the car, fire up the GPS system, and tell it where w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
While new animal species continue to be discovered each and every day, perhaps one of the most interesting discoveries a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Plants & Animals
What was the first animal on Earth before all of these complex life forms came into existence? Many would be quick to te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2017Plants & Animals
One of the types of food that dolphins are quite keen of are octopuses. For dolphins, they’re both tasty and bite- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Close your eyes and imagine a world where fish just walk themselves right out of the water and start living on land beca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 03, 2017Plants & Animals
The highly controversial drive hunting of dolphins that occurs in Taiji, Japan annually is raising some issues for a sma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2017Plants & Animals
There exists a fish so small and colorful that you would think it was harmless; on the other hand, it seems as though it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists help depict the history of the ancient world one fossil at a time, and now a new fossil is telling the s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are interesting creatures. Ranging in sizes from large to small and living both in water and on land, these crea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Sea lions may not look very threatening, but they have the potential to cause quite a bit of trouble. Image Credit: Kdsp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of certain South American countries, including Chile and Peru to name a few.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to the fish world, the subsurface creatures sometimes find themselves met with problems that require thoug
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales aren’t known for being the quietest animals in the ocean blue, but new research reveals that young
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although SeaWorld announced its departure from breeding orcas as a result of the negativity it has brought about from an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you and I have no idea where we’re going, we just hop in the car, fire up the GPS system, and tell it where w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
While new animal species continue to be discovered each and every day, perhaps one of the most interesting discoveries a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
What was the first animal on Earth before all of these complex life forms came into existence? Many would be quick to te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
One of the types of food that dolphins are quite keen of are octopuses. For dolphins, they’re both tasty and bite-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Close your eyes and imagine a world where fish just walk themselves right out of the water and start living on land beca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
The highly controversial drive hunting of dolphins that occurs in Taiji, Japan annually is raising some issues for a sma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
There exists a fish so small and colorful that you would think it was harmless; on the other hand, it seems as though it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard