How to put an octopus to sleep—and make cephalopod research more humane
Findings could improve compliance with animal welfare regulations
Oceanography
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This ‘robofish’ is so realistic, it can film fish without frightening them
Swimming with the fishes has never been so lively -
Flooding has flushed 43 billion plastic pieces out to sea
Study reveals how plastic pollution travels from the world’s cities to its oceans -
Fleet of sailboat drones could monitor climate change’s effect on oceans
Robotic test in Pacific Ocean heralds new way to monitor El Niño events -
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Early plants slowed mud from flowing into sea
Before land plants evolved, fine-grained materials simply washed out to sea -
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Fishermen are harvesting more than half of the world’s oceans
New estimate comes from satellite tracking data for 70,000 ships -
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Ocean array alters view of Atlantic ‘conveyor belt’
First data from subpolar moorings show surprising current strengths east of Greenland -
Strong tides may have pushed ancient fish to evolve limbs
Simulations reveal that high tides occurred where “transitional” fossils have been found -
Is plastic trash making coral reefs sick?
New survey finds that plastic debris raises the risk of disease for coral -
Bird poop brings 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen out of the sea each year
Massive mountains of guano power nutrient “hot spots” -
Tensions flare over electric fishing in European waters
European Parliament calls for total ban of a technique that saves fuel and reduces damage to marine life
