The increase in the size and frequency of jellyfish blooms in coastal and estuarine waters around the world is altering marine food webs by shunting food energy away from fish and toward bacteria, say researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). Details of the new study, led by Rob Condon, appear in the […]
Not content with befuddling the brains of land mammals; the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii is now making significant inroads into the marine world thanks to the humble anchovy. At least, that’s according to researchers at California Polytechnic State University, who have been investigating why marine mammals around the world are succumbing to this canny feline […]
Harbor Branch and University of Miami scientists this week left to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs between Florida and the Bahamas in the hope of discovering marine organisms with the potential to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. The reefs were discovered in 2,000 – 2,900 feet of water last December by a University […]
The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major drag for the naval industry, since their presence is one cause of increased energy costs. Researchers, led by Ralph Liedert at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, claim that they have solved this problem by using artificial shark skin, as […]
