The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in functional diversity, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
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In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction
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•Because of poor dates for land fossils laid down before and after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian, paleontologists assumed that the terrestrial extinctions from Gondwana occurred …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals ate mussels, fish, and seals too
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•Over 80,000 years ago, Neanderthals fed themselves on mussels, fish and other marine life. The first evidence has been found by an international team in the cave of Figueira Brava …read more Source:: Science
As the ocean warms, marine species relocate toward the poles
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•Since pre-industrial times, the world’s oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the …read more Source:: Science
Bacterial communities ‘hitchhiking’ on marine plastic trash
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•Using an innovative microscopy method, scientists have revealed the structure of the microbial communities coating microplastic trash collected from a variety of ocean sites. …read more Source:: Science
Did mosasaurs do the breast stroke?
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•Mosasaurs were true sea monsters of late Cretaceous seas. These marine lizards — related to modern snakes and monitor lizards — grew as long as fifty feet, flashed two rows …read more Source:: Science
First mapping of global marine wilderness shows just how little remains
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•reporting in Current Biology on July 26 have completed the first systematic analysis of marine wilderness around the world. And what they found is not encouraging; only a small fraction …read more Source:: Science
Single-celled architects inspire new nanotechnology
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•Scientists have designed a range of nanostructures resembling marine diatoms — tiny unicellular creatures. To achieve this, they borrow techniques used by naturally-occurring diatoms to deposit layers of silica — …read more Source:: Science
Patenting marine genetic resources: Who owns ocean biodiversity?
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•Marine organisms have evolved to thrive in various ocean environments, resulting in unique adaptations that make them the object of commercial interest. Researchers have identified 862 marine species, with a …read more Source:: Science
Scientists rethink co-evolution of marine life, oxygenated oceans
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•Researchers have confirmed that rising oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels co-evolved with marine life hundreds of millions of years ago. …read more Source:: Science