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Extreme mangrove corals found on the Great Barrier Reef
The first documented discovery of 'extreme corals' in mangrove lagoons around Australia's Great Barrier Reef is yielding important information about … [Read more...]
Surprising enzymes found in giant ocean viruses
A new study furthers our knowledge of viruses -- in the sea and on land -- and their potential to cause life-threatening illnesses. The findings, … [Read more...]
Toxic metals found in reproductive organs of critically endangered eels
European eels consume their own skeletons as they swim 6,000 kilometers to their spawning grounds. The process is depositing toxic metals in the eels' … [Read more...]
Distinct microbes found living next to corals
Symbiotic algae living inside corals provide those animals with their vibrant color, as well as many of the nutrients they need to survive. That … [Read more...]
Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains
Up to about 19% more carbon dioxide than previously believed is removed naturally and stored underground between coastal trenches and inland chains of … [Read more...]
Parents unknown: Mysterious larvae found in Panama’s two oceans
Animals in hard-to-reach places, especially strange, 'unattractive,' animals, may completely escape our attention. We don't know what their role is in … [Read more...]
Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches
Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts of the ocean, a new study finds. … [Read more...]
New species of wood-munching clams found at the bottom of the ocean
Wood-boring clams are tiny clams that eat (and live in) sunken wood at the bottom of the ocean, and they have long, tube-shaped organs that they use … [Read more...]
Unique oil-eating bacteria found in world’s deepest ocean trench, Mariana Trench
Research that reveals what lies at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean -- the Mariana Trench. Until now, scientists knew more about Mars than … [Read more...]
