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Category: Marine and Freshwater Biology

Seahorses Give a Whole New Meaning to “Dad Bod”
Biology Marine and Freshwater Biology

Seahorses Give a Whole New Meaning to “Dad Bod”

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Seahorses give a whole new meaning to the term “dad bod.” You see, they are one of the only animals species in which the males get pregnant and give birth.

Sea Turtle Conservation Dives Into the “Lost Years”
Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology Marine and Freshwater Biology

Sea Turtle Conservation Dives Into the “Lost Years”

May 13, 2025May 12, 2025

More data on the activity patterns of newly hatched sea turtles in the water may be crucial for sea turtle conservation efforts.

Is It a Monster? Alien? Nope, It’s Fused Comb Jellies
Marine and Freshwater Biology

Is It a Monster? Alien? Nope, It’s Fused Comb Jellies

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

Comb jellies can fuse with another comb jelly of the same species. What makes this evolutionarily possible?

Blind Cavefish Evolved to Have More External Taste Buds
Biology Marine and Freshwater Biology

Blind Cavefish Evolved to Have More External Taste Buds

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024

Taste buds evolved on the head and chin of blind cavefish to help them locate food in their dark environment.

Multitasking Sensory Neurons in the Brain of a Marine Invertebrate
Marine and Freshwater Biology Neuroscience

Multitasking Sensory Neurons in the Brain of a Marine Invertebrate

May 28, 2024June 6, 2024

Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.

Bioluminescence: Why Dazzling Blue Lights Appear in Water
Marine and Freshwater Biology

Bioluminescence: Why Dazzling Blue Lights Appear in Water

January 16, 2024July 22, 2024

That trip to the beach might come with a show: bioluminescence makes sparks of blue light that sometimes flash in water at night. Read on to learn how it happens.

Seasonal Blubber: How Yangtze Finless Porpoises Adapt
Marine and Freshwater Biology

Seasonal Blubber: How Yangtze Finless Porpoises Adapt

November 7, 2023November 5, 2023

Blubber thickness of Yangtze finless porpoises changes with water temperature and varies across the marine mammal’s body regions.

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?
Ecology Environment Marine and Freshwater Biology Oceanography

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023

Researchers identified over five thousand previously undiscovered species in the CCZ region of the ocean, and they predict more.

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide
Ecology Environment Marine and Freshwater Biology Oceanography

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023January 16, 2024

Mucus produced by brown algae may be the key to protecting the ocean, as a new study uncovers how carbon dioxide gets captured and converted.

Where Do Blue Whales Go to Breed?
Marine and Freshwater Biology Oceanography Zoology

Where Do Blue Whales Go to Breed?

August 12, 2022August 11, 2022

Blue whales are the largest animal on Earth, yet the breeding grounds of these elusive creatures remained a mystery for a long time…until now.

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