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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. This page sometimes links to interesting stories on other websites. Follow @Macroevo Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week with new data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Full article → Sewage causing coral pox According to a new study, sewage contamination is the cause of white pox, a devastating disease of coral. Full article → Double acid whammy in northern Gulf A new study finds that high levels of fertilizer pollution from the Mississippi is combining with elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from fossil fuels to kill shell-forming organisms in the Gulf of Mexico. Full article → Chesapeake Bay: Coming back to life Efforts to control pollutants have reduced the size of the dead zones in the United States' largest estuiary. Full article → The ultimate camouflage Marine biologists are studying the skin of cephalopods to create the camouflage of the future. Full article → Pregnant dolphins: It's a drag Pregnant women aren't the only ones with problems. Pregnant dolphins have their troubles, too. Full article → Gray seal moms: Not all are equal Gray seal mothers have different personalities and some take better care of their pups than others. Full article → Share/print this page: Carcharocles megalodon strikes again! Paleontologists have found the details of an ancient shark attack, probably by the huge Carcharocles megalodon, preserved in a fossil whale bone. Full article → Humpback whales on rebound Scientists have increased their estimate of the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean. Full article → Jellyfish gobbling carbon Massive jellyfish swarms are altering the marine carbon cycle says a new study. 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 → Mass strandings Naval sonar may be responsible for a recent mass stranding of beaked whales in the Mediterranean. Full article → | Update → Fish, seaweed, and coral A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology is using the Aquarius underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida to study how the diversity of seaweed-eating fish affects endangered coral reefs. Full article → Marine Biology Current Events - © 2011, 2012 Macroevolution.net    Other news pages on Macroevolution.net: General biology — Recent general-interest biology news. Environmental news — Recent findings about the environment. Health current events — Medical news and current events. Zoology — Recent science articles about animals. Biotechnology current events — Recent advances in biotechnology. Molecular biology news — Recent developments in molecular biology. Current earth science articles — News about the Earth. Astrobiology — Astronomy news with a bearing biology. Fossil news — News about recent fossil finds. Old, but well-liked — Popular stories now past their prime. Honduran earthquake damages Belizean Barrier Reef A new study looks at a rare but catastrophic impact on reefs: the damage caused by natural disasters such as an earthquakes. Full article → Ocean acidification: Things to come? Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs. Full article → Oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea Oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea has never been greater than it is now. But it is not an effect of climate change but rather of increased inputs of nutrients and fertilisers. Full article → Barred Sand Bass, Kelp Bass endangered Stocks of both these fish have collapsed due to a combination of overfishing of their breeding areas and changes in oceanographic conditions. Full article → California sea otters - Survey prevented Scientists were unable to complete this year's survey of the California sea otter due to heavy fog, poor visibility, and strong winds throughout the spring and summer. Full article → Australia yields fossils of earliest marine animals known Princeton scientists may have discovered the oldest fossils of animals, sponge-like creatures that lived about 650 million years ago. Full article → Looking for a story that used to be on this page? Check here → Drastic sea-level changes ahead? New evidence of sea-level changes during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises the possibility of a similar scenario if the planet continues its more recent warming trend, says a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Full article → The Amazon River Dolphin The largest river dolphin in the world. Full article → Humboldt Squid A dangerous predator that often attacks human beings. Full article → Marine Biology Current Events - © 2011, 2012 Macroevolution.net