Every vertebrate has hemoglobin that makes the blood red...not true. A harmless, odd-looking fish that is found most commonly at depths of 200 - 400 m is an anomaly! The Ocellated Icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) lives in the icy waters from the South Orkney...
The Tennessee Aquarium has had a breakthrough…two sets of baby four-eyed turtles have successfully hatched. The name is a bit misleading, they don’t actually have 4 eyes, they have spots on the back of their heads that look like extra eyes. Listed on CITES Appendix...
What could be the largest coral restoration research trial ever, has been taking place on the Great Barrier Reef. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), along with university partners, is working together to give scientists a better understanding of how a...
We keep hearing the bad and the sad, but now we get to hear some of the good too. The World Premiere of the documentary "Coral Gardeners" will be held at the DC Environmental Film Festival, this Saturday, 23 March (Naval Heritage Center, 1pm). What is it about? A...
April 7 – 12, 2024 Learn coral “micro-fragmentation” and other techniques for restoration for all species at the Brinton Environmental Center Coral STEM training nursery and at the Plant a Million Corals new land-based facilities on Summerland Key, FL, USA with Dr....
Back in 2021, researchers found that amoxicillin had a 95% success rate at healing lesions from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Traditional antibiotic treatment could cause resistant pathogenic bacteria though, so scientists from the Smithsonian’s National...
Scientists say that pillar coral in Florida has not successfully produced offspring in decades! A bit of a worry if you think of how much reef is disappearing due to pollution and climate change. Not only do corals have to worry about threats caused by humans, they...
Google wants your help in preserving and restoring coral reefs, and has designed a platform to help! Coral reefs are full of sound, meaning you can tell when one has been potentially impacted — those that are quieter are lacking marine life. Through the sounds heard...
Move over Great Barrier Reef, Belize is making strides into coral reef research with NASA and Google as partners! Data collected between 2002 and 2022 has been analysed by researchers from the US and Belize to determine if climate change is warming Belize’s shallow...
The moon affects the tides and has a connection with migration, mating, and feeding behavior, but what is it that actually affects behavior? A group of animal biologists and chemists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the pheromone involved that triggers...