An international group of researchers led by Standford University social scientist John Kittinger evaluated various Hawaiian historical markers to ascertain how humans affected the ecology around the reefs.

This seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus, (pictured above) was discovered at Greenwich, London, and was just 5 cm (2 inches) long. 

Imagine being able to wrap circulation pumps, heaters, and returns and make them invisble in your display tank!

Published October 3 in Nanotechnology, researchers have found a way to use carbon nanotube aerogel sheets to create the illusion of invisibility.

I won’t kid you: a lot of controversy surrounds this show. Many of you thoroughly enjoy the show – the unorthodox builds, the personalities, the variety of animals that are worked with on a day-to-day basis, the drama that takes place amongst the cast.

Earlier today we covered the news that the Center for Biological Diversity settled with the NOAA about listing 82 species of coral on the Endangered Species List.

According to the Center, in the past 30 years corals in U.S. waters have declined by approximately 30% due to bleaching, climate change, disease, storms, severe over-fishing, pollution and sedimentation as a direct consequence of coastal activities.

Nudibranch ID, developed by Gary Cobb for the iPhone, is an identification app for sea slugs and other Opisthobranchs from the Central Indo-Pacific region from Japan to Australia.

The Definitive Ecotech Radion Preview

Apologies for the pretentious title, but we wanted to grab your attention. Starting this weekend, you will read a lot about Ecotech’s new LED light.

For those of you who don’t know, the Dallas / Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society (DFWMAS) will be hosting MACNA 2012 in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas on September 28-30, 2012.

Back in June we reported the first documented account of tool use in a black spot tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii, where this particular wrasse used a stone as an anvil to break open a cockle shell. Since