How to Be A Responsible Beach-goer
By Eldrid Yarte Travelling to the beach is one of life’s great pleasures. Where else can you spend a day doing pretty much exactly what you want when it comes …
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Category: Issue 65 – October 2020
SENCKENBERG MUSEUM opens new exhibition: DEEP SEA and MARINE RESEARCH
The Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt am Main invites visitors to dive into the themes of “Deep Sea and Marine Research”. They will learn about technical challenges and fascinating forms of …
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Study: Better-Tasting Fish with Veramaris® Algal Oil
Researchers in Hawaii have successfully replaced fish oil in feed for farm-raised Kampachi, or Hawaiian yellowtail. The team were able to develop a cost-effective fish-free alternative feed using Veramaris® natural marine …
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Diving Deeper with Invasives in a Warming Ocean
By Melissa Keesee While diving with high school students in San Clemente, California that were researching an invading species, I was struck with the realization that the Sargassum weed they …
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Australian Scientists Discover New Corals on Most Comprehensive Deep Sea Study of Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea Marine Parks
For the first time, scientists have viewed the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded Australia’s …
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How cold was the ice age? Researchers now know
By the University of Arizona A team of scientists has nailed down the temperature at the peak of the last ice age, a time known as the Last Glacial Maximum, …
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Plastics, waste, and recycling: It’s not just a packaging problem
By the University of Arizona Discussions of the growing plastic waste problem often focus on reducing the volume of single-use plastic packaging items such as bags, bottles, tubs and films. …
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