Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering “coral IVF” to help save endangered reefs.
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Rhode Island beaches hosted tiny gelatinous visitors this summer: salps
This summer, beachgoers across Rhode Island noticed something a little different in the water: tiny gelatinous blobs – smaller than a marble – floating in the waves and washing up onshore. But these squishy spheres were not jellyfish. Instead, they’re a different sea creature, called salps. “They’re a zooplankton,” according to Sean Colin, a professor […]
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This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet’s coral reefs
The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest
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California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they’re rescuing their coastal habitat
California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.
