For his latest book, “Big Breath In,” Straley decided to introduce a new character — Delphine, a retired marine biologist ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies ... Ecologists Uncover ...

Coral bleaching and mortality are substantially overestimated in most model projections that are based on Degree Heating Months instead of Degree Heating Weeks, calling into question results ...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) announced they have received a $1.5 million grant to fund coastal research ...

The College established the Doherty Marine Biology Postdoctoral Scholar position in 2005 with a grant of $500,000 from the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation and a $500,000 match from ...

From tracking down famous sunken ships to building drones that study whale populations, the Duke University Marine Lab (DUML) ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

Thousands of pearl octopuses were discovered in 2018 lining thermal vents near a deep-sea volcano. Researchers now know why octopus moms gather there. Scientists watched in real time as rising ...

Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.

Science Discovery’s Marine Biology program is designed to supplement existing classroom study of oceans and their inhabitants. This program can be used to “kick off” a unit on this subject or as a ...