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Constantine Alexander · 16h ago

El Niño weather and climate change threaten survival of baby leatherback sea turtles

When leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests buried in the sandy Playa Grande beach in northwest Costa Rica, they enter a world filled with dangers. This critically endangered species faces threats that include egg poaching and human fishing practices. Now, Drexel University researchers
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Constantine Alexander · 20h ago

A Unique Friendship (video)

"A true-life story about a unique and special friendship between a wild dolphin known as JoJo and his human companion Dean Bernal. Dean Bernal swims as effortlessly as the dolphin he's shadowing. Wearing a scuba mask, a Speedo suit and slippers, Bernal is graceful and playful, floating in circles un
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Constantine Alexander · 21h ago

Melissa Garren: The sea we’ve hardly seen

Melissa Garren is a molecular and marine biologist with a passion for unlocking the mysteries of our ocean's ecosystems and finding new avenues for conservation. Melissa Garren studies marine microbes to better understand how pollution and climate change are destroying coral reefs and effecting our
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Constantine Alexander · 23h ago

A whale of a discovery: New sensory organ found in rorqual whales

A new sensory organ, found within the chin of rorqual whales, is responsible for coordinating the biomechanics of their extreme lunge-feeding strategy. Left, a fin whale after lunging; right, anatomy of the new sensory organ. Art by Carl Buell, arranged by Nicholas D. Pyenson / Smithsonian Instituti
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Constantine Alexander · 23h ago

Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere

Sneezing monkey, SpongeBob mushroom, night-blooming orchid and teensy attack wasp make 2012 list The top 10 new species list was announced May 23 by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. The 2012 list includes a teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, un
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Constantine Alexander · 1d ago

Warm, dry El Nino weather puts baby sea turtle at risk

Climate variability associated with El Niño was associated with higher mortality for eggs and hatchlings of the critically endangered leatherback turtle, an effect that could be worsened by continuing global climate change, according to research published May 23 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
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Constantine Alexander · 1d ago

Octopuses focus on key features for successful camouflage

Octopuses camouflage themselves by matching their body pattern to selected features of nearby objects. Credit: Keren Levi Octopuses camouflage themselves by matching their body pattern to selected features of nearby objects, rather than trying to match the entire larger field of view, according to n
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Constantine Alexander · 1d ago

Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory

This is a photo of Lepetodrilus gordensis, the species recovered from the Alvin submersible. Credit: Todd Haney Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to th
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Constantine Alexander · 1d ago

Extinction Looms: Survival of Gibbons in Vietnam at Risk

Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, (Nomascus gabriellae) Captive, Netherlands. Critically endangered species from Vietnam and Cambodia. © Terry Whittaker The first comprehensive study of gibbons in Vietnam in over a decade found that three of the six species (the eastern and western black gibbons and the northe
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Constantine Alexander · 1d ago

Save the fish, Save the Fishers! (video)

We must rebuild fish stocks so that we can eat fish in the future, have healthy ocean ecosystems and sustainable jobs for fishermen. Today, three out of four fish stocks in the EU are overfished and 60 percent of the fish we eat comes from imports. The EU is reforming...
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