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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 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists are stumped after the discovery that sea otters are washing up in large quantities on beaches across the Cali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
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SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2016Plants & Animals
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It’s not every day that you see a beaked whale. These creatures like to swim around in the deeper realms of the oc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2016Plants & Animals
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Fishermen tend to discover some really interesting things while they’re trying their luck at big catches, but perh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Australia can be one of the most interesting places to see nature at its finest, and for those with drones, you get a bi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2016Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that a Walrus gives birth to a walrus pup inside of an aquarium in Canada. In fact, it’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2016Plants & Animals
The internet went a little crazy when it saw what appeared to be an unidentified creature in fuzzy photographs shared vi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2016Technology
The Marianas Trench is the deepest location on the planet, and it’s under the deepest depths of the ocean too. If ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2016Plants & Animals
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A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 20, 2016Plants & Animals
There’s a rare sight to behold in New Zealand, that is, if you can find it. New Zealand’s yellow-eyed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 18, 2016Plants & Animals
Australia’s wildlife experts are stumped with the discovery of a new type of (possibly hybrid) turtle found inside ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2016Plants & Animals
A humpback whale recently photographed in the ocean surrounding New Zealand has something peculiar about it – the ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists are stumped after the discovery that sea otters are washing up in large quantities on beaches across the Cali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The transmission of cancer from one animal to another is considered extremely rare. Such an event has been observed prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
What is the most popular time for sharks to be on the move? A new study involving a popular transportation route
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
Sharks are painted as vicious creatures of the deep that like to chow on humans, but that simply isn’t the case. T
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
Because 450 million years ago was so long ago, there is virtually no definite way of recreating what creatures from that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
A 23-year-old woman who was trying to enjoy a day at the beach in Boca Raton last month was hospitalized for something s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Artificial light pollution may make life even more difficult for baby sea turtles that are trying to make it in this wor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
The ocean is one of the places here on Earth where you can look to find some of the world’s most exotic life forms
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2016
Videos
Just around a week ago, drone footage surfaced on the internet of what appeared to be a dead whale getting snacked on by
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Will the oceans one day run out of the oxygen that marine life relies on to survive? Experts seem to think so. In a rece
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you see a beaked whale. These creatures like to swim around in the deeper realms of the oc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
Beach-goers visiting the Morfa Beach at Port Talbot in Southern Wales were in for a surprise earlier this month as they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fishermen tend to discover some really interesting things while they’re trying their luck at big catches, but perh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Australia can be one of the most interesting places to see nature at its finest, and for those with drones, you get a bi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that a Walrus gives birth to a walrus pup inside of an aquarium in Canada. In fact, it’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
The internet went a little crazy when it saw what appeared to be an unidentified creature in fuzzy photographs shared vi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2016
Technology
The Marianas Trench is the deepest location on the planet, and it’s under the deepest depths of the ocean too. If
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you’re interested in finding some of the most incredible exotic species of animals in the world, the depths o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
There’s a rare sight to behold in New Zealand, that is, if you can find it. New Zealand’s yellow-eyed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
Australia’s wildlife experts are stumped with the discovery of a new type of (possibly hybrid) turtle found inside
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
A humpback whale recently photographed in the ocean surrounding New Zealand has something peculiar about it – the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard