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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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JAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can learn more about genes and their function by assessing them in different organisms. This kind of genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2020Plants & Animals
For decades, researchers have tried to understand how insect wings evolved. It seemed that none of the proposed explanat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at the physiology of the octopus, creatures that are ancient and unique. Their arms c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 21, 2020Plants & Animals
After a decade of study, scientists have reached the conclusion that female whale sharks are the largest fish in the oce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Snails, marine and terrestrial, are likely primarily imagined to be attached to a substrate. However, under the waves, t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 08, 2020Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 23, 2020Microbiology
Some places in the United States have become dangerously polluted with hazardous waste. The EPA oversees a program that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
Cuttlefish are well known for their incredible camouflaging abilities; they can rapidly change the color and texture of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can learn more about genes and their function by assessing them in different organisms. This kind of genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
For decades, researchers have tried to understand how insect wings evolved. It seemed that none of the proposed explanat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at the physiology of the octopus, creatures that are ancient and unique. Their arms c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 21, 2020
Plants & Animals
After a decade of study, scientists have reached the conclusion that female whale sharks are the largest fish in the oce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snails, marine and terrestrial, are likely primarily imagined to be attached to a substrate. However, under the waves, t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 08, 2020
Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 23, 2020
Microbiology
Some places in the United States have become dangerously polluted with hazardous waste. The EPA oversees a program that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
Cuttlefish are well known for their incredible camouflaging abilities; they can rapidly change the color and texture of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch