by Admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Scientists have wondered how animals are able to eat cnidarians (corals, jellyfish, etc.) that possess nematocysts (stinging cells) without their insides getting all stung up. Researchers have found that lobsters encase their feces with a protective membrane to prevent the stingers from firing off in their digestive tracts. by Admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
President Obama has expanded the size of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to 582,578 square miles. This is more than twice the area of Texas, six times the size of the UK, making it the world's largest marine reserve. by Admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
What does a city do with an obsolete train station? St. Louis has decided to turn its Union Station into a $45 million, AZA-accredited public aquarium. by Admin | Aug 25, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
An intriguing new study titled "Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean" discovered that enriched PO4 seawater actually mitigates bleaching. by Leonard Ho | Aug 23, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
MASNA has published three must-read educational articles for reefkeepers. Two articles explain the hidden dangers of zoonotic dieseases and palytoxin - and how you can safeguard against them - within reef aquariums. The third article describes the terrible impact of releasing aquarium species into local waters. by Leonard Ho | Aug 22, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Advanced Aquarist author Dr. Tim Wijgerde shares with us his incredible 4K time-lapse video revealing the mesmerizing behavior of coral polyps, tube worms, tunicates, crinoids, starfish, urchins, flatworms and anemones.
