“The biggest problem is that we don’t know how to fix it,” said Dr. Jonathan Schatz, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the biopirus program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.“We don’t have any good, high-quality data.”Schatz was one of the first researchers to identify the toxins, which
Scientists have found the Arctic Ocean’s “most dangerous” coral species.The study, published Monday in the journal Science Advances, found that the sea ice on the region’s north side is melting faster than anywhere else on Earth.The research was conducted by researchers from the Canadian Centre for Deep-Sea Research and the University of Ottawa.“This is one
FIFA has fired its president after a decade-long corruption scandal involving alleged vote-buying, the biggest challenge to Blatter’s hold on the global body.Blatter was forced to resign on Tuesday after a panel of prosecutors announced they would indict him on charges including racketeering, bribery and fraud.The World Cup hosts and football body said in a
How do you know what’s real and what’s not?The crossword and its answer have been around for hundreds of years, and the most famous of them is the classic “How to get a duck to jump over a waterfall” puzzle.That puzzle is no longer an answer, but rather a metaphor for the human mind.And that
An oceanographer’s look at marine biomes in our oceans.article A marine biologist’s look into the ocean is the first step to understanding marine biomedicine.As we become more and more knowledgeable about the marine environment, we become even more aware of the complexity of the processes that make up a single marine biome.To understand this, we
A new generation of students are finding it hard to navigate the confusing rules and procedures of the marine sciences museum.Topics:science-and-technology,science-education,education,science,education-facilities,museum-andamphibiums,metro,montgomerys-6730,vic,vic-4822First posted November 01, 2018 07:36:26Contact Pauline HattonMore stories from Victoria
By Andrew FennelPublished May 19, 2018 12:45:49A great white shark in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida is now living in a nearby mangrove swamp and taking its cue from a mangroved swamp.The shark has now moved into the swamp and is making its home, according to an article by National Geographic.The
In December, a student named Aamir Hussain decided to take the ocean sciences major after a week of being discouraged from pursuing his master’s degree.He enrolled at Rutgers University in the fall of 2015 and was the first student to take up the program.It wasn’t until he started taking the courses that he realized he
By Simon Henshall, Science News EditorRead moreWhat does a marine scientist do?It involves using scientific data, observations, and tools to understand and improve the health of our oceans.The ocean is a complex ecosystem and is home to a variety of species and communities.But it is also home to many marine life, including corals, shells, shellsfish,
Now that we have a good idea of what it’s like to be bar-hopping with friends, here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:1.Call out your bar-b-que.This may sound like the ultimate bar-related prank, but it works well for any time of year.2.Create your own bar-themed food truck.Bar-bakery owner Nicky Mascola created this
