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Atlantic killifish thrive in Superfund cleanup site thanks to beneficial mutation

Posted on August 5, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 129 views

Solving an evolutionary puzzle New Bedford Harbor pollution prompts PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish For four decades, waste from nearby…

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    Distribution of new species of humpback dolphin coincides with Wallace’s Line

    Posted on August 3, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 80 views

    Scientists name new species of cetacean: The Australian humpback dolphin Study of dolphin group produces taxonomic clarity and a new member…

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      Deep-sea octopus protects her eggs for 4.5 years

      Posted on July 30, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 234 views

      Deep-sea octopus has longest-known egg-brooding period Deep-sea octopus protects, nourishes eggs for 53 months Octopuses typically have a…

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        New species of elephant shrew discovered in northwestern Namibia

        Posted on July 24, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 95 views

        Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, in the remote…

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          Public and private wetlands key to duck migrations and survival

          Posted on July 18, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 90 views

          During the 2011 and 2012 migration seasons, University of Missouri researchers monitored mallard ducks with new remote satellite tracking…

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            Tropical fish in temperate marine areas are killing kelp

            Posted on July 10, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 111 views

            The migration of tropical fish as a result of ocean warming poses a serious threat to the temperate areas they invade, because they…

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              Expansion of Mediterranean hermit crabs into the North Sea thanks to climate change

              Posted on July 2, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 229 views

              Long-term studies conducted by scientists at the institute “Senckenberg am Meer” and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt…

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                Deep ocean communities impacted by changing climate

                Posted on June 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 276 views

                Animals living on the abyssal plains, miles below the ocean surface, don’t usually get much to eat. Their main source of food is…

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                  Submarine canyons are oases in the deep sea and promote high species diversity

                  Posted on June 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 119 views

                  Submarine canyons play an important role in maintaining high levels of biodiversity of small invertebrates in the seafloor sediments of the…

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                    Increasing ocean temperatures means less zooplankton and therefore less fish

                    Posted on June 11, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 97 views

                    Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass will decrease 6 percent and 11 percent due to climate change Sea surface temperature is expected to…

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