Human hair, wool and corn cobs have been used to mop up oil spills. Now waste paper joins the list, thanks to a new project Eco-symbiosis is en vogue. Indeed, this approach consists in using waste from one industry as raw material for another. It appears like an ideal solution [...]
A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in acidity. The study, which measures varying levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other forms of carbon in the ocean, was conducted by [...]
I got a fascinating email from NASA’s Dr . Jonathan Trent and OMEGA project scientist regarding the first part of this blogpost concerning algae biofuels. Here is his feedback on the matter: Hello Nico. I like your website and I appreciate your comment that algae biofuels is an idea worth [...]
We have iPhones they have rocks evolution in motion. Watch Video more info after the wave: ~~~~~~~~~~ The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Bernardi [...]
Ziphius There Is An App For That! Give it to the Portuguese, a once powerful maritime nation, to bring to us the coolest and the first water drone in the Mundo. After watching the videos of this hydrospeeder-drone-meets-Tamagotchi, I have to admit I want one. Not only is this thing [...]
How continuous monitoring of coastal ecosystems, such as the Black Sea, could help understand oxygen depletion affecting fish populations and better manage fisheries In 2010, nearly two tons of fish was found dead due to lack of oxygen on the coastal line of the Romanian Black Sea. Oxygen depletion, or [...]
Scuba , tech diving then submersible and ROV’s we are now facing a new era in Ocean research and it does not involve human beings.
An assessment of 21 years of live coral import data for the United States, which was published in the December issue of the journal Conservation Letters today, showed that the coral trade increased over 8% per year between 1990 until the mid-2000s, and has since decreased by 9% annually. The [...]
Producing sea shells and algae alongside fish could provide both an environmentally friendly and economically viable solution to make Mediterranean aquaculture sustainable. Sea bass or sea bream, by far the most consumed fish species around the Mediterranean area, increasingly originate from aquaculture. The sector is expected to double between 2010 [...]
Suppose you’re walking along the beach and you see a jellyfish washed up on the sand. Then you see another and then another. It’s a jellyfish invasion! What do you do? Who do you call? If MBARI researcher Steve Haddock has his way, you’ll take some photos and maybe a [...]
