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Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field like an invisible map
Sea turtles navigate using Earth's magnetic field like a GPS. Scientists found they learn and remember magnetic locations.
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Economically, culturally important marine species vulnerable to changing climate
Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, a new study finds. The team seeks to help ...
Protecting an odd-looking and endangered ocean predator
In Costa Rica, marine biologists Ilena Zanella and Andrés López helped create a first-of-its-kind shark sanctuary that is ...
Ocean Genome Legacy and Seacoast Science Center team up to boost marine mammal research
The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and Seacoast Science Center join forces to unlock the secrets of marine mammal DNA and advance ...
How marine biologists are using elephant seals as nature's 'artificial intelligence'
Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...
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Deep-sea shrimp evolved an extraordinary skill that lets them see in the dark
Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.
Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...
Deep-Sea Mysteries Unraveled: Elephant Seals Unlock the Secrets of the “Twilight Zone”
By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.