Climate Change Developmental Biology Ocean Acidification Physiology
Sea urchins work harder, faster to cope with ocean acidification
The ability of sea urchins to withstand ocean acidification comes at a hidden cost.
Author: Abrahim El Gamal
Abrahim is a PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego where he studies marine chemical biology.
Developmental Biology Evolution Natural History
A head of their time: how invertebrates had it in them all along to form the vertebrate head
We owe our hard heads to our invertebrate ancestors.
Atmospheric Chemistry Biogeochemistry Geology Natural History Volcanoes
One billion and one anaerobic nights: on the journey to atmospheric oxidation
Take a breather, and learn how cyanobacteria struggled to bring the world oxygen.
Book Review
Smoked: how global warming might spell impending doom for Pacific salmon
Climate change is smoking salmon.
Biology Physiology
Shocking behavior: Electric eels use remote control to locate, stun their prey
Electric eels are something more than shocking.
Evolution Natural History Paleontology Physiology
On the natural history of sex: which came first, internal or external fertilization?
Fish fossils have something surprising to tell us about last night.
Book Review Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries
One, two, skip which few? Biodiversity doesn’t always mean ecosystem stability
Promised benefits from tropical biodiversity may not be as strong as previously thought when it comes to buffering reef ecosystems…
Chemistry Conservation Coral Ecology
Chemical healing: how coral larvae and juvenile reef fish are using chemistry to choose a good neighborhood
A recent study suggests that coral reef restoration may require a nuanced understanding of chemical cues that clue in coral…
Climate Change Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Damselfish in distress: on ocean acidification and suicidal reef fish
Fish are rebelling. What's the cause?