[ad_1] IMAGE: Artistic reconstruction of briggsi ‘Anomalocaris’ swimming in the twilight zone. View More Credit: Katrina Kenny According to new research published today, ancient deep-sea creatures called radiodont had an incredible vision that likely led an evolutionary arms race. The international study, led by Professor John Paterson of the University …
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[ad_1] You may not normally think about the smell of corals or how the smell changes during heat stress. However, this is what researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the University of Sydney and Southern Cross University set out to investigate on the Great Barrier Reef. Each organism …
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[ad_1] Dolphins actively slow their hearts before diving and can even adjust their heart rate depending on how long they intend to dive, suggests a new study. Posted in Frontiers in physiology, the findings provide new insights into how marine mammals conserve oxygen and adapt to pressure when diving. The …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: Microinjection of CRISPR-Cas9 reagents into the fertilized coral egg view (Acropora millepora) More Credits: Phillip Cleves, Carnegie Institute for Science – Department of Embryology An international research project used gene editing technology to examine the heat tolerance of coral on the Great Barrier Reef with the set results …
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