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The bizarre lives of bone-eating worms

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The females of the recently discovered Osedax marine worms feast on submerged bones via a complex relationship with symbiotic bacteria, and they are turning out to be far more diverse and widespread than scientists expected. ...


Corals stay close to home

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters.


Researchers study ocean plant cell adaptation in climate change

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How will plant cells that live in the oceans and serve as the basic food supply for many of the world's sea creatures react to climate change?


Unlocking mystery of the deep: Florida reef getting a road map

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef.





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Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is ...


New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change

New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica’s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the British ...


Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change

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created Feb 17, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association ...


Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change

Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change

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created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk.


Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska (AP)

Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.


Solar-powered sea-slugs live like plants, prof says

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created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled: it behaves like a plant and is solar-powered, says a Texas A&M University biologist who has been studying these ...


Scientists discover new life in the Antarctic deep sea

Scientists discover new life in the Antarctic deep sea

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created May 16, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Scientists have found hundreds of new marine creatures in the vast, dark deep-sea surrounding Antarctica. Carnivorous sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans, and molluscs living in the Weddell Sea provide ...


Scientist Unlocking the Secrets of Sea Slug that Lives Like a Plant

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created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Photosynthesis generates the oxygen needed for life on earth as well as the biomass for food and biofuel production. The process is driven by the absorption of the sun’s energy by tiny green "bodies" called ...


How sea slugs fall in love

Chemistry /

created Aug 14, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Scott Cummins and his colleagues at The University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra—but only if you are a sea slug.


Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish

Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish

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created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 0

A sharp eyed marine scientist who spotted six strange fish during a deep sea research expedition has been rewarded for trusting her instincts.



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