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“#Life in the shallows becomes a trap for baby sharks” Climate change is changing already extreme nursery environments for baby blacktip reef sharks. Credit: Tom Vierus, www.tomvierus.com Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries—but, they also say these habitats face an uncertain future which may…
“#Evidence of “hormone disruptor” chemical threats grows” A growing number of chemicals in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics have been linked to widespread health problems including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain development, a set of reviews of hundreds of studies concludes. Led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine, a team of environmental health experts…
“#Crown-of-thorns enhance their growth by switching diets early” Early stage herbivorous crown-of-thorns starfish camouflaged against the coralline algae that it has been feeding on, with a recent feeding scar directly adjacent. Credit: Daniel J. Schultz Crown-of-thorns starfish are renowned for eating coral and destroying coral reefs—but when juvenile crown-of-thorns first settle in reef environments they…
“#Popular seafood species in sharp decline around the world” Octopus at a fish market in Indonesia. Credit: Maria ‘Deng’ Palomares. Fish market favorites such as orange roughy, common octopus and pink conch are among the species of fish and invertebrates in rapid decline around the world, according to new research. In the first study of…
“#A developmental clock with a checkpoint function” The genes of the C. elegans oscillator are expressed in a rhythmic pattern, are coupled to larval development, and can arrest in a specific recurring state, consistent with a developmental checkpoint function. Credit: Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research The group of Helge Grosshans characterized the “C. elegans…
“#Tropical Storm Douglas organizing in NASA infrared imagery” On July 21 at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC), the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite gathered temperature information about Tropical Storm Douglas’ cloud tops. MODIS found several areas of powerful thunderstorms (red) where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus…
“#Spider monkeys use groups to develop knowledge of their environment, study finds” Two spider monkeys swing through the trees. Credit: Sandra E. Smith Aguilar The wild spider monkeys living in a protected area near Punta Laguna, Mexico, collectively figure out good ways to divide up and conquer the forest. These monkeys live in a special…
“#The rise of anti-Asian hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic” Under the Hate Crime Statistic Act, hate crimes are defined as “crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.” Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, the United States has seen a surge…
“#NASA finds wind shear and cooler waters winding down Tropical Depression 7E” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Depression 7E on Monday, July 20 at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 UTC) and revealed it was devoid of strong thunderstorms and being affected by easterly wind shear. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System…
“#Nobel Prize banquet cancelled over coronavirus: Nobel Foundation” Credit: Wikipedia The Nobel Foundation, which manages the Nobel Prizes, on Tuesday cancelled its traditional December banquet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though the award ceremonies will still be held in “new forms”. This is the first time since 1956 that the banquet has been cancelled, according…