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Marine Microbe Lures Prey into Custom Slime Traps

These organisms’ private “mucospheres” play an outsize role in the planet’s carbon cycle -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamJun 23rd, 2022

Findings reveal eurypterids evolved giant size independently at least nine times

Sea scorpions, ancient predators that patrolled Earth's marine and freshwater habitats hundreds of millions of years ago, are the focus of a sizable scientific mystery......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

US capable of achieving seafood independence, study shows

From lobster to haddock and seaweed, seafood plays an important role in the U.S. economy, diet and culture. The nation is one of the top producers of marine and aquatic foods worldwide, but also the second largest seafood importer......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

135-million-year-old marine crocodile sheds light on Cretaceous life

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a new species of ancient marine crocodile, Enalioetes schroederi. Enalioetes lived in the shallow seas that covered much of Germany during the Cretaceo.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 9th, 2024

iOS 18 lets you bypass Siri with custom voice actions

Voice computing is still in its early days. One reason is that voice assistants often aren’t great at understanding our words unless they fit a pre-defined model. Siri with Apple Intelligence will hopefully be a lot better about this in time. But i.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 9th, 2024

Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins

While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Sea of opportunity: Protecting mangroves, seagrass could boost Indonesia"s new climate targets

Indonesia has signaled it could include blue carbon ecosystems—carbon-rich coastal and marine areas, like mangroves and seagrass—in its new climate targets. This shift follows years of relying heavily on the forestry and land sectors as well as t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Mass bleaching of marine sponges largest event recorded worldwide

A mass bleaching of more than 50 million sponges in Fiordland was the largest event of its kind ever recorded and is estimated to have cut the population by close to half, a new study reports......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Microbes conquer the next extreme environment: Your microwave

Since the industrial revolution, microbes have successfully colonized one novel type of habitat after another: for example, marine oil spills, plastic floating in the oceans, industrial brownfields, and even the interior of the International Space St.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Slime Mold Helps to Map the Universe’s Tendrils of Dark Matter

A single-celled organism’s pathfinding reveals connections in the universe’s vast “cosmic web”.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

South Florida estuaries warming faster than Gulf of Mexico, global ocean, research shows

Sea surface temperatures are on the rise around the world, but the problem is pronounced in South Florida, according to a series of studies published by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

You’re going to want a squad for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

We tried two missions of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which is already delivering some thrilling action in spite of some single-player quirks......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

Contrast Security ADR enables teams to identify vulnerabilities, detect threats, and stop attacks

Contrast Security introduced Application Detection and Response (ADR), which empowers security teams to identify vulnerabilities, detect threats, and stop attacks that target custom applications and APIs. Today’s layered “detection and respon.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

The race to discover biodiversity: 11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description

A new paper, the Ocean Species Discoveries (OSD), describes a ground-breaking experiment that united 25 independent taxonomists from ten countries. The initiative boasts the discovery of eleven new marine species from all over the globe, occurring at.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

Sunscreens can hurt the marine environment—how to choose one that"s healthy for you and the sea

Choosing which sunscreen to use can be mind-boggling. Should you choose one with the highest sun protection factor (SPF) or another with "reef-safe" or "coral-friendly" credentials? Is it best to opt for a spray or a lotion? What's the difference bet.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 5th, 2024

free custom bezel when you buy a new Samsung The Frame TV

If you purchase any model of the Samsung the Frame QLED 4K TV, ranging from 43 inches to 85 inches, you'll receive a free custom bezel from Samsung worth $100......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 3rd, 2024

Great white sharks secretly roam through Bahamas

It's incredibly rare to spot a great white shark in the waters around the Bahamas, but a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science shows they visit the area more often than people realize......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" larger than average, scientists find

NOAA-supported scientists have announced that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record in 38 years of measurement. T.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

Russia releases former BorgWarner exec Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter in multinational prisoner swap

Whelan, a former Marine and BorgWarner manager, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He was found guilty of spying in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2020. .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Russia agrees to release former BorgWarner exec Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter in prisoner swap, report says

Whelan, a former Marine and BorgWarner manager, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He was found guilty of spying in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2020. .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossils show

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils reveals a link between sea levels, changes in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024