Researchers have identified a single-celled microbe that aids coral survival during ocean-warming events, like bleaching. This study reveals the critical role of specific protists in…
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Researchers at the University of Miami have discovered that carbon dioxide’s greenhouse effect intensifies as its atmospheric concentration increases, challenging long-standing beliefs about its constant…
Despite urban coastal pollution, sharks, including bull, nurse, and great hammerhead, are frequently found near cities like Miami. This behavior could expose them to health…
A researcher in the lab of Rice’s Angel Martí holds a vial of fluorescent dye molecules in solution. Using time-resolved spectroscopy, which tracks the fluorescence…
The Florida Reef Tract is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States and the third largest coral barrier reef system in…
Coral colonies of the species Colpophyllia natans and Orbicella faveolata maintained in the Experimental Reef Laboratory aquarium systems. These corals were rescued from a seawall…
A crew member onboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Hurricane Ian on September 26 while orbiting more than 400 kilometers (250 miles)…
This year, many vasectomy patients are young or single men concerned about unwanted pregnancy at a time when abortion care may not be as available…
UM Rosenstiel School marine geosciences professor Sam Purkis, and biology professor Giovanni Chimienti, along with a submersible pilot, observe the chasm in the Gulf of…
A subset of corals showing healthy coloration at the beginning of the heat-stress assay following either the laboratory control or variable temperature treatment. Photos such…
In a new study, Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D., and colleagues used multiple approaches to evaluate the effects of ocean warming on tiger shark movements in the…
This animation shows an artist’s rendition of the cloudy structure revealed by a study of data from NASA’s Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer satellite. Credit: Wolfgang…
New research indicates that baited shark diving can influence tiger shark social behavior. Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…
Interest in African dust began over 50 years ago when it was discovered that it was frequently transported across the Atlantic in great quantities. New…
This April full moon is known as the pink moon because it heralds the arrival of spring flowers. A “super full moon” is coming on…
Left: (a) Collection location of the sclerosponge specimen LSI?4 (Lee Stocking Island, The Bahamas). (b) Slab of the sclerosponge analyzed with the shaded region indicating…
Injected conjunctiva (redness) of the right and left eye (top row) Diffuse staining of the cornea with green dye indicating epithelial damage (bottom row). Credit:…
Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells naturally migrate directly to the lung where they begin repair to COVID-19 damage. Credit: © Dr. Camillo Ricordi Study looked…
Lava streaming from an active vent during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Scientists suggest rainfall patterns contribute to timing of…