Machine learning using climatic pattern data may help predict harmful algal blooms earlier

by Adam Lowenstein, Florida Institute of Technology Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are phytoplankton colonies that may harm aquatic ecosystem and human health. The fish die-offs, ...

A sustainable battery with a biodegradable electrolyte made from crab shells

by CELL PRESSAccelerating demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles is sparking a high demand for the batteries that store generated energy and power engines. ...

Seahorse fathers give birth in a unique way, new research shows

Jessica Suzanne Dudley, Macquarie University and Camilla Whittington, University of Sydney In seahorses and pipefish, it is the male that gets pregnant and gives birth. ...

Cawthron Institute and Kochi University scientists research climate change effects on harmful algal blooms

Cawthron Institute recently hosted a delegation of researchers from Kochi University (Shikoku Island) as part of a collaborative research project into the effects of climate ...

New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis with ‘enriched seaweed’

by Tel-Aviv University Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute in Haifa have developed an innovative technology that enables ...

What scientists know about iodine in seaweed

by Lidunn Mosaker Boge, Nofima Seaweeds, especially brown algae, can contain a lot of iodine. But how much of it is absorbed by our bodies? ...

SIU researchers seek to use invasive copi as baby food for farm-raised yellow perch

by Tim Crosby, Southern Illinois University CARBONDALE, Ill. — Caring for a human baby is hard. Two researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will tell ...

Mysterious Genes Survive Marine Organisms’ Evolutions

By Heidi Opdyke, Carnegie Mellon University When creatures evolve, their genetic blueprints change. But within genetic material, fragments from a species’ most ancient ancestors still ...

Roundworm in fish can be detected using new technology

by Anne-May Johansen, Nofima An unpleasant little white worm is the last thing you want to find on your dinner plate. Novel technology is now ...

Building a Better Trout: ARS Researchers are Using Cutting-Edge Genomics to Reel in Big Results

by Kathryn Markham, ARS Office of Communications. When Dr. Tim Leeds began working at the National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture (NCCCWA) in ...