by Matthew Stansbery | Oct 8, 2014 | Corals, Invertebrates, Opinion
Smithsonian scientist Seabird McKeon, along with the museum’s predoctoral fellow Jenna Moore of the Florida Museum of Natural History, have published new research highlighting the importance of reef diversity and how symbiotic crabs can help defend against coral... by Matthew Stansbery | Sep 18, 2014 | Corals, Reef, Science, Travel
A team led by Dr Shari Gallop, Research Fellow in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Southampton has found that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a very effective wave disturber, despite large gaps between reef... by Matthew Stansbery | Sep 5, 2014 | Conservation, Science
Almost hunted to extinction the Blue Whale has made a surprising comeback said the University of Washington in a recent study. Showing populations numbers close to historical levels, the California Blue Whale population recognized by the study is the only population... by Matthew Stansbery | Sep 3, 2014 | Science
A new paper published by MIT has provided a deeper understanding into how coral utilize their external cilia in respiratory and metabolic processes. “These microenvironmental [findings] are not only important, but also unexpected,” says Roman Stocker, an associate... by Matthew Stansbery | Aug 19, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Invertebrates, Reef
The deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill of 2010 has largely been written off by the media and its perpetrators as “dissipated” or “contained,” yet the affects of releasing millions of gallons of oil into the sea are still wide reaching, says a...
