Scientists raise 300,000 surfclams offshore, proving open-ocean aquaculture can work

Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey. A study led by marine scientist Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic surfclams can be ...
Reuters

Chinese fossils show marine animals thriving half a billion years ago

Cambrian Period fossils date to about 512 million years ago Fossils show invertebrates of various shapes and sizes They reveal animal legs, gills, guts, eyes and even nerves Jan 28 (Reuters) - ...
Reuters

Nipah virus: What to know after cases emerge in India

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport screening to prevent the spread of the infection. But what ...
IEEE

Synthesize Large-scale in situ Darkfield Images for Training Marine Plankton Detection Algorithms

Abstract: Underwater microscopes have been extensively developed to acquire in situ images for marine plankton observation. However, existing software relies on traditional thresholding methods to ...
Phys.org

Marine volcanic plateaus tied to at least 4 Triassic extinction events

Mass extinctions are extremely catastrophic events on Earth. Throughout Earth's evolutionary history, numerous mass extinctions have occurred, with five major mass extinctions being particularly ...
IEEE

A Brief Survey on the Integration of Large Language Models with Marine Robotic Systems

Abstract: Recent advances in large pre-trained language models (LLMs) have led to their increasing integration into various areas of robotics, including task planning, perception, control, and natural ...
PNAS

Large declines in organofluorine contamination indicated by subarctic marine mammal tissues

Detrimental human and wildlife exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have prompted shifts in chemical manufacturing toward novel compounds that are difficult to detect. Here, we show ...