New Species of Shrimp Discovered in Panama’s Coiba National Park

Medicine & Technology Aug 11, 2020

Marine biologists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have discovered a number of new species in Panama's Coiba National Park, including new genera and a new species of shrimp.

Lionfish Feasts On The New Species Of Goby Fish As Researchers Watch In Horror

Jun 07, 2017

A new species of goby fish which was found in the Caribbean reefs has become a delicious prey for the invasive Lionfish before scientists study further.

Cauliflower Coral Larvae Has Specific Way to Respond to Environmental Stress, Scientists Find

May 18, 2017

A team of scientists has found that larvae of common coral species have a unique way to deal with environmental stress.

Recovery Of Caribbean Long-Spined Sea Urchin Is Obstructed With The Aggressive Competitor, Study Finds

May 17, 2017

The study has found the implication of the overfishing of higher predator has increased the aggressive competitor in the Caribbean reef.

Scientists Are Surprised To Find Bacteria In Marine Sponge Produces Toxic Fire Retardant Compound

May 13, 2017

The sponges were collected in Guam and following the laboratory analysis, scientists found it produces a toxic compound similar to the artificial fire retardant.

Coastal Ecosystem is Endangered as The Water Temperature Increases, Research Finds

Apr 21, 2017

A recent study finds the rising of water temperature endangers the health of the ecosystem in the coastal area as it disrupts the food webs in the ocean.

BP Starts To Settle After Nasty Oil-Spill Related Deaths

May 21, 2015

BP has begun to settle claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill with Halliburton and Transocean. This means that as to Halliburton and Transocean only (the litigation is ongoing) the battle is over. The long-term in court battle has centered upon the human costs of the offshore well disaster, which included the deaths of 11 workers. The overall impact of the disaster has been sobering for the scientific community as well; the Deepwater disaster has thus far been the largest offshore oil spill in US history.

Seeing With Its Skin—How An Octopus Can Live In the Deep

May 21, 2015

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that the octopus, uniquely adept with camouflage, can "see" with its skin. The study found that the California two-spot octopus can sense light using light-sensitive proteins, similar to those found in eyes, in its skin.

Port of Los Angeles Reveals a New Resident of the City—A Roly Poly Pillbug Species

May 19, 2015

On the mother of all class field trips, a new species of marine roly poly pillbug was discovered, Los Angeles researchers from the county Natural History Museum confirm. The discovery was made as an invertebrate zoology lab course from Loyola Marymount University taught by researcher Dean Pentcheff of the museum explored a small, dirty, rocky beach at the southernmost tip of the city-less than a mile from the busiest port in America.

The Secret Behind The Cone Snail's Lethal Venom―Insulin

Jan 20, 2015

Cone snails are one of the ocean's most lethal, efficient predators. Able to immobilize captured prey within a matter of seconds, its venom contains one unusually potent compound―hypoglycemic-inducing insulin.