Giant Claw Helps Fiddler Crabs Stay Cool in More Ways Than One
A male fiddler crab's oversized claw not only looks cool to the ladies, but new research suggests it literally helps crabs to stay cool.
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Coral Safe
Joan Holt would like to see a day when the saltwater fish tanks at your local pet store have a big label slapped on them that says “Coral Safe.”
Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) Receives Gulf Guardian Award From EPA
ARK has made a significant impact to the environment by helping to preserve the survival of important native and endangered Gulf of Mexico species by their rescue efforts.
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Severely Impairs Reproduction In Atlantic Croaker, Researchers Find
Study, the first of its kind looking at fish reproduction across the large hypoxic region off the coast of Louisiana, shows that croaker produce fewer eggs and sperm.From Basic Science to the Fishing Line
Studying the basic science of redfish led to recovery of dwindling populations and better opportunities for Texas anglers.At Depth, the Hidden Cost of Oil?
Marine scientist Tracy Villareal on the search for deep water oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
Beneath Two Meters of Arctic Ice, Texas Scientists Will Seek Better Understanding of Carbon Cycling and Climate
Marine scientists will study coastal ecosystems in the Arctic throughout the year through a $1 million NSF grant.
Amos named 2010 Environmental Hero
Tony Amos, who started rescuing sea turtles off the Texas coast in 1982, was named a NOAA Environmental Hero last week for his role as the founder of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve in Port Aransas, Texas. Amos’s ARK rescues, re...
What’s Next for the Arctic Ocean?
Marine scientist Ken Dunton talks with Alaska Public Radio about the future of the Arctic Ocean. Listen online.Marine Scientists Funded to Study 'Dead Zone'
PORT ARANSAS, Texas— University of Texas at Austin marine scientists have been awarded $781,000 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to better understand how nutrient pollution from the Mississippi River affects the large area of low oxygen water called the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, and consequently its impact on comm...Read It Now
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