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Published Surprising discovery about coral's resilience could help reefs survive climate change



A team has studied the mountainous star coral, Orbicella faveolata, to determine whether coral popul...
Published Sea otters helped prevent widespread California kelp forest declines over the past century



The study reveals dramatic regional kelp canopy changes along the California coast over a 100-year p...
Published Sexual parasitism helped anglerfish invade the deep sea during a time of global warming



Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfishes are unique in possessing a characteristic kno...
Published Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds



Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutri...
Published Fourteen years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, endemic fishes face an uncertain future



The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, releas...
Published Survival of the newest: the mammals that survive mass extinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought



For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging time...
Published New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change



In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make anima...
Published Marine heatwaves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes Islands



The increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves in recent decades is one of the effe...
Published Some species may tolerate climate change better than expected



A new model reassesses the proportion of terrestrial and marine species threatened with extinction b...
Published Unveiling the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea



Researchers have published a comprehensive study on the invasion of lionfish in the Mediterranean Se...
Published The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers



Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there:...
Published Crust-forming algae are displacing corals in tropical waters worldwide



Over the past few decades, algae have been slowly edging corals out of their native reefs across the...
Published Feathered friends can become unlikely helpers for tropical coral reefs facing climate change threat



Tropical coral reefs are among our most spectacular ecosystems, yet a rapidly warming planet threate...
Published Going 'back to the future' to forecast the fate of a dead Florida coral reef



How coral populations expand into new areas and sustain themselves over time is limited by the scope...
Published Restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds



Archipelago case-study shows that removing invasive rats and restoring native vegetation could help...
Published Herbivores, displaced by ocean warming, threaten subtropical seagrass meadows



The findings suggest that subtropical seagrasses are less resilient to heavy grazing from marine her...
Published Sea temperatures control the distributions of European marine fish - Sea Temperatures Control the Distributions of European Marine Fish


An analysis extending from southern Portugal to northern Norway highlights the importance of tempera...
Published Scientists show how we can anticipate rather than react to extinction in mammals - Scientists Show How We Can Anticipate Rather Than React to Extinction in Mammals



Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before act...
Published Protecting large ocean areas doesn't curb fishing catches - Protecting Large Ocean Areas Doesn't Curb Fishing Catches



In the first-ever 'before and after' assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico's Revillagigedo...
Published Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction - Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction



Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...