A research team based at a Norwegian university hospital has discovered a powerful anti-inflammatory molecule within the deep-sea sponge Geodia barretti. The compound effectively inhibits cytokine production in human cells,…
Researchers have mapped the world's largest seagrass meadow in the Bahamas by utilizing satellite-tagged tiger sharks to explore vast underwater territories. This discovery expands the known global seagrass area by…
Scientists from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, discovered a vast graveyard of shark teeth 5,400 meters below the Indian Ocean. The collection includes over 750 teeth from both modern species…
A study from the University of Miami has uncovered how certain coral species survive rising ocean temperatures by swapping their symbiotic algae for more heat-tolerant varieties. This symbiont shuffling process…
Scientists on an Arctic expedition have discovered a novel antibiotic compound produced by deep-sea actinobacteria. This molecule effectively inhibits the virulence of Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli without damaging human…
An international scientific expedition to the Bounty Trough off New Zealand has discovered nearly 100 new marine species. The findings include a mysterious new coral relative and various previously unknown…
A study by the University of Maryland School of Medicine reveals that warming oceans are pushing Vibrio vulnificus infections further north into previously unaffected regions. Hospital research teams found a…
Scientists at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have discovered that the marine fungus Parengyodontium album can break down polyethylene plastic. The process requires initial exposure to UV light…
An international research team has discovered a previously unknown ecosystem living in cavities beneath the seafloor of the East Pacific Rise. By overturning volcanic crust near hydrothermal vents, scientists found…
