Marine Biology Current Events
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Marine Biology Current Events is our marine biology news page. It offers news about scientific discoveries and interesting current events in marine biology — anything relating to the world's seas and oceans (and sometimes lakes and rivers, too). This page sometimes links to interesting stories on other websites.
Southern Right Whales: Dying in Argentine Patagonia
The southern right whales that use Península Valdés, Argentina as a nursery ground have suffered the largest mortality event ever recorded. Full article >>
Coelacanth: Genome of living fossil revealed
IMCB researchers have sequenced the genome of the coelacanth, a fish that hasn't changed in 300 million years. Full article >>
Herpetocetus: Dwarf whale survived well into Ice Age
Herpetocetus, a baleen whale thought to have gone extinct 3,000,000 years ago, actually survived into the Pleistocene. Full article >>
Charcoal from forest fires: Big factor in marine carbon cycle
New research shows that charcoal from forest fires is being dumped in vast quantities into the world's oceans.Full article >>
Salmon homing behavior: Powered by magnetism
A new study says salmon homing behavior relies, at least in part, on an ability to detect magnetic fields. Full article >>
Whale shark conservation: Help from holiday photos
Researchers are forwarding whale shark conservation by using photos vacationers snapped on holiday. Full article >>
Marine robots: Detecting endangered whales
Listening marine robots are now detecting the calls of endangered whales. Full article >>
Mercury pollution: Counting the cost
Mercury pollution has long been widespread in fish and has massive human costs. Full article >>
Antarctic Ice Sheet: Warming fast
Portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are warming twice as fast as previously thought. Full article >>
Rarest whale seen at last in New Zealand
Mesoplodon traversii, a whale almost unknown to science, has been seen alive for the first time. Full article >>
Marine ecosystems: Fish have big impact on nutrients
A new study says fish excretions are key to the growth of algae and sea grass.Full article >>
Modern-day deep-sea animals: Ancient origins
Fossils of deep-sea animals show extant marine fauna evolved earlier than has been commonly supposed. Full article >>
Plastic waste: Littering Arctic seafloor
Studies confirm that twice as much debris is lying on the seabed today compared to 10 years ago. Full article >>
Small fish: Big role in coastal carbon cycle
A new study says small fish like anchovies play an important role in transporting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the deep sea. Full article >>
Fuxianhuia protensa: A complex brain a long time ago
New study argues complex brains evolved much earlier than has generally been thought, as evidenced by a 520-million-year-old fossilized arthropod with remarkably well-preserved brain structures. Full article >>
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Humpback whales on rebound
Scientists have increased their estimate of the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean. Full article >>
Noise pollution from ships stressing whales
Tests of fecal samples from baleen whales show they are stressed in a now noisy ocean. Full article >>
Arctic sea ice decline: Cause of recent snowy winters?
Further evidence of a relationship between melting ice in the Arctic regions and widespread cold outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere. Full article >>
Jellyfish gobbling carbon
Massive jellyfish swarms are altering the marine carbon cycle. Full article >>
Sea Lampreys: A new repellent?
A repellent for sea lampreys could be the key to better controlling one of the most destructive invasive organisms in the Great Lakes. Full article >>
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The Amazon River Dolphin
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Humboldt Squid
A dangerous predator that often attacks human beings. Full article >>
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