//www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/sea_life/ Current events articles in marine biology and science. From beached whales to coral reef bleaching, learn what is happening in today's oceans. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:52:49 EDT Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:52:49 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/sea_life/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122845.htm Populations of charismatic animals have recovered since hunting ban but now struggle to find enough food. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:28:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122831.htm A bacterium found in the sea can degrade a plastic that otherwise resists microbial breakdown in marine environments. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:28:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122831.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122800.htm When Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida in September 2022, it unleashed a variety of Vibrio bacteria that can cause illness and death in humans, according to a new study. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:28:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122800.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122749.htm 海洋生命的基石之一,可以适应to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research. The discovery holds promises for biotechnology developments that could counter the negative effects of changing environmental conditions, such as ocean warming and even the reduction in the productivity of crops. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:27:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231013150740.htm Phytoplankton, tiny photosynthetic organisms in the ocean, play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle and influence Earth's climate. A new study reveals how variations in the physiology of phytoplankton, particularly regarding nutrient uptake, can impact the chemical composition of the ocean and even the atmosphere. This suggests that changes in marine phytoplankton physiology can affect global climate. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:07:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231013150740.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161713.htm 动态和北冰洋环境变化likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:17:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161713.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182232.htm Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo each year, new research shows. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:22:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182232.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182217.htm Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. Now, in the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer whales, researchers report the levels of legacy and emerging pollutants in 162 individuals’ blubber. The animals’ diet, rather than location, greatly impacted contaminant levels and potential health risks — information that’s helpful to conservation efforts. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:22:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182217.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182159.htm Every year, around 1,200 and 1,400 artificial turf sports fields are installed in the European Union. These fields are made up of synthetic fibers, mainly plastics, that mimic the appearance of natural grass. Recently, scientists conducted a study that characterizes and quantifies the presence of artificial turf fibers in samples collected from surface waters of the Catalan coast and the Guadalquivir River. The findings indicate that artificial turfs can be an important source of pollution in the aquatic environment, accounting for up to 15% of the plastics larger than 5 mm in length that are found floating in the aquatic environment. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:21:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182159.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182143.htm Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of types of organisms. However, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that emerged in 2011 has since then caused unprecedented inundations of this brown seaweed on Caribbean coastlines, with harmful effects on ecosystems while posing challenges to regional economies and tourism, and concerns for respiratory and other human health issues. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:21:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182143.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133540.htm Researchers have unpicked the mechanism behind a marine feeding strategy that could provide a valuable renewable source of biofuel. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:35:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133540.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010105314.htm Due to the changing climate, the underwater world is getting ever noisier. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:53:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010105314.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191709.htm Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland’s coast have discovered the source of previously unquantified nitrogen and phosphorus having a profound environmental impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Groundwater discharge accounted for approximately one-third of new nitrogen and two-thirds of phosphorus inputs, indicating that nearly twice the amount of nitrogen enters the Reef from groundwater compared to river waters. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:17:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191709.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191654.htm A newly-discovered, bright yellow snail has been discovered in the Florida Keys and named in honor of Jimmy Buffet's song 'Margaritaville.' The lemon-colored marine snail, along with its lime-green cousin from Belize, is the subject of a recent study ; researchers think these snails' bright colors might help deter predators. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:16:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191654.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104558.htm Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:45:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104558.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005110749.htm Acoels have been found to host a wide diversity of symbiotic, photosynthetic microalgae. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:07:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005110749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002170816.htm Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of today’s surviving whales, new research shows. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:08:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002170816.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124215.htm Along the Asian coast lines there are many areas where rural communities experience alarming rates of sea level rises due to land subsidence up to 10 cm per year. This causes tremendous challenges on how to live there and protect these coasts. Scientists have now investigated the potential and limitation of mangrove restoration as a cost-effective and sustainable solution for coastal protection in rapidly subsiding areas. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:42:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124215.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170932.htm The rapid formation of 500 different species of fish in a single lake, each with specialized ecological roles, resulted from a small but genetically diverse hybrid population. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:09:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170932.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929131019.htm Surprising findings on the development of sea anemones suggest that a predatory lifestyle molded their evolution and had a significant impact on the origin of their nervous system. The researchers were able to show that the young life stages (larvae) of the small sea anemone Aiptasia actively feed on living prey and are not dependent on algae. To capture its prey, the anemone larvae use specialized stinging cells and a simple neuronal network. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:10:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929131019.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928152702.htm Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers are now able to create maps of coral biochemistry that reveal with unprecedented detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to the healthy functioning of reefs. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:27:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928152702.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151950.htm Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:19:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151950.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151003.htm For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them —- a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued scientists. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:10:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151003.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155804.htm 新文章分析了另一个替代havior in baleen (filter-feeding) whales such as humpback whales in different populations across the northern and southern hemispheres. They appeared to roll around and 'play' with clumps of kelp and seaweed at the water's surface. The research also emphasizes that the behavior was similar in different individuals, regardless of where in the world it occurred. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:58:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155804.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155413.htm Past cycles of climate change, along with human exploitation, have led to only small and isolated stocks of Atlantic walrus remaining. The current population is at high risk of the same issues affecting them severely, according to a new study. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:54:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155413.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927002844.htm What makes for a successful climate-resilient fishery, one that sustainably produces resources for human benefit despite increasing climate stressors and human impacts? It's a question that faces present and future fisheries, their practitioners and fishing communities as the world turns to the ocean to feed its growing population. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:28:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927002844.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124854.htm New research has validated at scale, one of the theories that has underpinned ecology for over half a century. In doing so, the findings raise further questions about whether models should be revised to capture human impacts on natural systems. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:48:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124854.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124804.htm New research represents the first combined analysis of microplastics in water, sediment and air around a major river system. It found significant quantities of microplastics trapped in riverbed sediments, and also found they were being transported through the air and the flow of the river. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:48:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124804.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124745.htm 海洋酸化可能几乎三倍的the end of the century -- a drastic environmental change that could impact important marine species like fleshy seaweeds, algae that grow vertically and promote biodiversity in more than a third of the world's coastline. To get a better idea of how seaweeds might fare in a rapidly acidifying ocean, a team of marine scientists subjected a common fleshy seaweed species to the acidification levels expected by the end of the century. They report that increased acidification impacted the seaweed's chemical balance, made both its structure and its tissues weaker, and reduced its overall chances of survival. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:47:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124745.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922110845.htm Even without a central brain, jellyfish can learn from past experiences like humans, mice, and flies, scientists report for the first time. They trained Caribbean box jellyfish (Tripedalia cystophora) to learn to spot and dodge obstacles. The study challenges previous notions that advanced learning requires a centralized brain and sheds light on the evolutionary roots of learning and memory. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:08:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922110845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105756.htm Scientists have mapped the reproductive strategies and life cycle of an endangered coral species, the purple cauliflower soft coral Dendronephthya australis. Lab-grown larvae have been successfully introduced back into the wild. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:57:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105756.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105743.htm New research shows that mussels are pretty crafty sea creatures: able to withstand marine heatwaves by adjusting their heart rate and other physiological functions, boding well for their survival in future decades as the world heats up. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:57:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105743.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111141.htm Marine virologists analyzed sediment from the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, and identified a new bacteriophage. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:11:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111141.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919155034.htm An international group of researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of large foraminifer, shedding new light on the ecological evolution and biodiversity of coral reefs in the Ryukyu Islands. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:50:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919155034.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919154832.htm A new study sheds new light on the origins of modern brain cells. Researchers find evidence that specialized secretory cells found in placozoans, tiny sea creatures the size of a grain of sand, have many similarities to the neuron, such as the genes required to create a partial synapse. From an evolutionary point of view, early neurons might have started as something like these cells, eventually gaining the ability to create a complete synapse, form axons and dendrites and create ion channels that generate fast electrical signals -- innovations which gave rise to the neuron in more complex animals such as jellyfish. Though the complete story of how the first neuron appeared remains to be told, the study demonstrates that the basic building blocks for our brain cells were forming in the ancestors of placozoans grazing inconspicuously in the shallow seas of Earth around 800 million years ago. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:48:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919154832.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914114710.htm Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a new article. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:47:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914114710.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913122752.htm Scientists are trying to raise as many urchins as possible because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems and kill corals. Researchers have identified algae on which larval sea urchins grow into juveniles in a lab setting. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:27:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913122752.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913122706.htm Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects, such as dragonflies. But, when these insects live in mercury-contaminated waterways, they can pass the metal along to the spiders that feed on them. Now, researchers have demonstrated how some shoreline spiders can move mercury contamination from riverbeds up the food chain to land animals. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:27:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913122706.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913003305.htm A new article uses environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish and zooplankton communities. The study found that the movement of water between freshwater bodies, or freshwater connectivity, can transport eDNA. This highlights the potential of eDNA to provide a comprehensive view of freshwater biodiversity. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:33:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230913003305.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911165849.htm Researchers are assessing the efficacy of shark sanctuaries by developing a modeling system that utilizes publicly accessible fishing data to determine shark catch and mortality rates. Their findings represent an important step in utilizing data science to tackle oceanic conservation challenges. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:58:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911165849.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141210.htm More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small protein that prevents its cells from freezing. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:12:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141056.htm A herring in the North Sea, a crab in the Wadden Sea or an anemone fish on a coral reef, ... biologists like to think in terms of individual species that all have their own place within food webs in ecosystems across the world. 'But that is surely too simplistic thinking,' researchers warn. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:10:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141045.htm The sun and the sea -- both abundant and free -- are being harnessed in a unique project to create vertical sea farms floating on the ocean that can produce fresh water for drinking and agriculture. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:10:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141045.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141025.htm A new study presents genomic evidence of hybridization between two closely related species of sea stars -- Asterias rubens, the common starfish, and Asterias forbesi, known as Forbes' sea star. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:10:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141025.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907105911.htm A study shows nest temperatures affect leatherback hatchling shape, performance and nest success. Lower temperatures produced longer hatchlings; highest temperatures produced hatchlings with thicker body depths. Hatchlings from the highest nest temperatures had shorter flippers. Righting response (ability to flip over) scores were significantly lower in hatchlings from hotter nests. Hatchlings that were smaller and/or had a larger body depth struggled to right themselves. The leatherback turtle nests in this study also had an overall lower hatching success (45 percent) than loggerhead (73 percent) and green sea turtles (70 percent). Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:59:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907105911.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202507.htm Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive research is being conducted into how the number of species living on the sea floor have changed in the meantime. Some theories say that the ecosystems of the deep sea have emerged again and again after multiple mass extinctions and oceanic upheavals. Today's life in the deep sea would thus be comparatively young in the history of the Earth. But there is increasing evidence that parts of this world are much older than previously thought. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202507.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142901.htm An international team of marine scientists has studied the DNA of family groups from four different whale species to estimate their mutation rates. Using the newly determined rates, the group found that the number of humpback whales in the North Atlantic before whaling was 86 percent lower than earlier studies suggested. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:29:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142901.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121626.htm 新研究发现,海洋热浪——prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures -- haven't had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The finding is in stark contrast to the devastating effects seen on other marine ecosystems cataloged by scientists after similar periods of warming, including widespread coral bleaching and harmful algal blooms. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121626.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131729.htm Scientists believe a huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark, which washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, earlier this year, represents the first of its species to have been found in Ireland's waters. Two other individuals of the same species also washed up on the UK coastline, suggesting this species' geographic range has shifted. The scientists believe these rare finds may offer a window into the future, with more and more species traditionally confined to more tropical waters expected to visit Irish and British waters. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131729.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125823.htm Researchers have isolated a new strain of marine bacteria with unique characteristics from the ocean seabed. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:58:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125823.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162410.htm A major red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California in the spring of 2020, resulting in dazzling displays of bioluminescence along the coast. Now, for the first time, a study has pinpointed how the plankton species Lingulodinium polyedra -- a dinoflagellate -- was able to create such an exceptionally dense bloom. The answer lies in dinoflagellates' remarkable ability to swim, which lends them a competitive advantage over other species of phytoplankton. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:24:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162410.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130358.htm Due to intensifying sea-ice melting in the Arctic, sunlight is now penetrating deeper and deeper into the ocean. Since marine zooplankton respond to the available light, this is also changing their behavior -- especially how the tiny organisms rise and fall within the water column. As an international team of researchers has now shown, in the future this could lead to more frequent food shortages for the zooplankton, and to negative effects for larger species including seals and whales. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:03:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130358.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm A new article describes the 266 fossil species as one of the richest and most diverse groups of three-million-year-old fauna ever found in New Zealand. At least ten previously unknown species will be described and named in future research. Fossils of the world's oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, and great white shark teeth have all been found in a mound of sand excavated from beneath Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2020. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824110830.htm Emperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where there was total sea ice loss in 2022. The discovery supports predictions that over 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be quasi-extinct by the end of the century, based on current global warming trends. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:08:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824110830.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165417.htm Researchers used advanced technology to study a massive aggregation of deep-sea octopus gathered at thermal springs near an extinct underwater volcano off the coast of Central California. Warm water from hydrothermal springs accelerates development of octopus embryos, giving young octopus a better chance of survival. The Octopus Garden is the largest known aggregation of octopus on the planet -- the size of this nursery, and the abundance of other marine life that thrives in this rich community, highlight the need to understand and protect the hotspots of life on the deep seafloor from threats like climate change and seabed mining. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:54:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165417.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165400.htm An interdisciplinary team of researchers demonstrated that coral can be preserved through a new technique called isochoric vitrification. This process takes the selected coral fragments through the stages of cryopreservation and subsequent revival. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:54:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165400.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122636.htm Researchers have identified a new pathway by which sugar is released by symbiotic algae. This pathway involves the largely overlooked cell wall, showing that this structure not only protects the cell but plays an important role in symbiosis and carbon circulation in the ocean. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:26:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122636.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122608.htm Geoscientists have created a new method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from flight MH370, an aircraft that went missing over the Indian Ocean in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:26:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122608.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122557.htm Researchers have discovered the fossils of two new abelisaurs in Morocco, showing the diversity of dinosaurs in this region at the end of the Cretaceous period. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122557.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122534.htm A new study has revealed why coral reefs can thrive in seemingly nutrient poor water, a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122534.htm