Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...
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Common fishing tactic found to be quietly wrecking ocean food chains
Industrial fishing has become so routine that it is easy to forget how violent it is to the sea itself. One technique in ...
Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a ...
LOS ANGELES – Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in the coastal waters off Los Angeles after January’s fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and ...
Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say. Heavy smoke, ash and debris from Southern California’s raging wildfires ...
Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do, zooplankton ...
Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual cyanobacteria, enrich the ocean with nitrogen, fueling algae growth that ...
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