Thursday, 9 February, 2012

Protecting small fish may cause a genetic change that promotes slow-growing fish. Is it smarter to protect the large fish instead?

Atlantic Ocean releases giant bubble of hydrogen sulfide gas near Namibia, tracked for first time from space.

Big squid photos seen from deep ocean. Animal is 7 meters long, and lives more than a kilometer below the surface. Wouldn’t you love to see one in person?

Giant crocodile relative raises question of why big animals go extinct faster. If an 11-meter croc can’t survive, what about a 2-meter Homo sapien?

Causes and effects of overfishing. Why do fishing regulations fail? Where have they succeeded? Like sushi? Read on: the fish are disappearing fast!

Conservationists will likely weigh in on offshore drilling of the Alaskan Eden. Come visit the ends of the Earth!

Firefly flashing linked to role of nitric oxide as neurotransmitter.

Are the Galapagos islands the birthplace of evolution theory and evolution science? What did Darwin learn there, and how are they being preserved nowadays?

Genetically male fish in the Columbia River look and act like females.

If predators devour prey, how do predators survive once the prey are dead? Ecology benefits when the locations of prey and predators are taken into account, a study shows.