AvatarLouise SharmanAvatarAvatar7 hours agoAnglerfish entered the midnight zone 55 million years ago and thrived by becoming sexual parasitesLive Science - By Richard PallardyAnglerfish first colonized the ocean's midnight zone 55 million years ago, during a period of extreme global warming, a new study finds. The bizarre …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo13 hours agoNeither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Protect Their Ecosystems against Heat Wavesscientificamerican.com - Ian RoseFor almost two years beginning in 2014, the waters along North America’s Pacific Coast endured the largest and longest-lasting marine heat wave ever …
AvatarLouise SharmanAvatarAvatar15 hours agoAfter catch and release, here's how to make sure reef fish surviveverified_publisherNPR - Greg AllenMIAMI — Saltwater recreational fishing is a big part of Florida's tourist economy. Anglers take more than 40 million saltwater fishing trips each year in Florida in hopes of hooking a grouper, snapper or mahi mahi. But strict regulations on seasons and the species that can be taken mean that more …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoCalifornia Crabbing Season: Timing, Bag Limits, and Other Important Rulesa-z-animals.com - Patrick MacFarlandThe post California Crabbing Season: Timing, Bag Limits, and Other Important Rules appeared first on A-Z Animals.Long ago, humans would hunt animals …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoFlorida girl, 12, hooks multiple fishing records in a few short months: 'On a roll'fox13news.com - By Megan ZieglerAn adventure-loving tween from Miami landed two state records and three world records (with one pending) while fishing off the Florida Keys earlier …
AvatarLouise SharmanAvatarAvatar15 hours agoCoral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolutionverified_publisherNPR - Lauren Sommer , Ryan KellmanRecord levels of heat in the ocean are causing a worldwide mass bleaching event on coral reefs. It's the second one this decade, where the delicate skeletons of corals turn a ghostly white. With mass bleaching only expected to get worse as the climate keeps warming, coral scientists are urgently …
AvatarLouise SharmanAvatarAvatar1 day agoGreece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressedAssociated Press - By ELENA BECATOROSATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro ($830 million) program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems that includes banning bottom trawling and tackling plastic and microplastic pollution, the prime minister announced during an …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours agoScientists turn to artificial intelligence for help monitoring hedgehog populations: 'We need to understand where they are and why they're declining'thecooldown.com - Jeremiah BudinHedgehog populations have been in decline in the United Kingdom for decades. To understand why, two groups — the British Hedgehog Preservation …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo21 hours agoProtected areas bear the brunt as forest loss continues across Cambodiamongabay.com - GerryflynnPHNOM PENH — New data published by the University of Maryland on April 4 and available through satellite monitoring platform Global Forest Watch show …
AvatarLouise SharmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo19 hours agoEven whales in deepest parts of the ocean under threat from human pollutioninews.co.uk - Tom BawdenEven whales in the deepest parts of the ocean, many miles from the nearest town or city, are under threat from humans, a study has found. Scientists …
AvatarLouise Sharman2 days agoHummingbird's sequins-like feathers change colour as it movesSWNSVideo shows an Anna's hummingbird's sequins-like feathers change colour as it moves its head. The photographer managed to capture the footage in Zhejiang, China, on April 4. As the bird's head moves from side to side, its face and throat change from dark brown to fluorescent pink and orange.
AvatarLouise SharmanAvatarAvatar17 hours agoAncient predatory worms have scientists rethinking the history of life on Earth : Short Waveverified_publisherNPR - Rachel Carlson , Emily Kwong , Rebecca Ramirez500 million years ago, the world was a very different place. Basically all life lived in the water, which held a lot of animals that looked pretty different from the ones we recognize today. One of these was a group of predatory worms with throats covered in spines, hooks and teeth to trap their …