The same area of Scott Reef photographed in 2010, and again in 2012 after Cyclone Lua. Credit: James Gilmour/AIMS Research finds current models underestimate the…
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Hydrocarbon seep in the southern Gulf of Mexico emitting a viscous petroleum, much like asphalt. Hydrocarbons serve as an energy source for microbes and in…
Brazilian cow nose ray, never known north of the Gulf of Mexico, found in the Atlantic off New Jersey by DNA scientists. Credit: Jacques Burkhardt…
The photograph on the left shows the marine parchment tube worm (Chaetopterus sp.) under natural light. The worm is curled up, tucking its tail under…
Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid massively edit their own genetic instructions not only within the nucleus of…
A flashing squid being pursued by a diving elephant seal. This movie was filmed during a study by another group of scientists published in Journal…
The 75-station pattern is typical for summer and fall cruises by CalCOFI, which has collected data on marine life and ocean conditions off the California…
A fisherman with a pinger. Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices called “pingers” could be an effective, long-term way to prevent porpoises from getting caught…
Photographic evidence of cannibalistic behavior; Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae (next to red arrows) within the auricles of an adult. Credit: Jamileh Javidpour/University of Southern Denmark In…
The research team analysed rock juggling in Asian small-clawed (Aonyx cinereus) and smooth-coated (Lutrogale perspicillata) otters found in zoo environments. Hunger is likely to be…
Buoy delimiting the fully protected zone within the Portofino Marine Protected Area, Italy. Credit: CNRS Through the assessment of the 1062 marine protected areas (MPAs)…
Diving in the Gulf of Mexico: With the submersible ALVIN, the researchers from Bremen were able to reach the seafloor. There they used ALVIN’s grab…
This is AIMS researcher Mark Meekan swimming with a whale shark. Credit: Wayne Osborn The radioactive legacy of the arms race reveals true age of…
Fossil rudist bivalves (Vaccinites) from the Al-Hajar Mountains, United Arab Emirates. Beer stein-shaped distant relative of modern clams captured snapshots of hot days in the…
A previously unknown significant source of carbon just discovered in the Arctic has scientists marveling at a once overlooked contributor to local coastal ecosystems —…
Why do sea turtles eat ocean plastics? New research points to smell. One week is all it takes for a piece of plastic floating in…
Hawaiian bobtail squid. Two genetic factors that control the expression of a key gene required by the luminescent bacteria that inhabit the squid’s light organs…
These are giant squid sucker rings. Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London The giant squid is an elusive giant, but its secrets…
Maps of some main study sites: Bremer Canyon and nearby canyons of the Albany Group. Transect indicated by arrows, and nominal ROV dive sites and…