Marine Science

Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science

2013-04-28 13:00:00

Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...

Shark tooth weapons lead to biodiversity discovery

2013-04-03 14:25:00

The shark tooth weapons were the kind of cool stuff that drew marine conservation biologist Joshua Drew to the Field Museum�of natural history in Chicago. The postdoctoral researcher was admittedly a bit burned out from a job search and the demands of a...

African 'fairy circles': Tiny insects alter vast swaths of desert [Photos]

2013-03-29 06:25:00

Humans could learn a thing or two from lowly sand termites about managing the Earth’s natural resources. Mysterious African "fairy circles," up to 55 yards across, are created by these creatures, according to a study published in Friday’s...

Sea slug with University of California colors makes a comeback

2013-03-19 05:05:00

Move over, banana slug. Make way for Felimare californiensis, a sea slug sporting the California gold and Yale blue of the University of California. The Chromodoris nudibranch first named for the University of California in 1901 had vanished for decades...

"Pharmed" fish? Anti-anxiety drugs may alter wild fish behavior

2013-02-14 14:56:00

A common psychiatric drug may be affecting the feeding behavior of wild fish as it filters out of our bodies, through our toilets and into treated wastewater that is released into natural water sources, according to a new study in the journal Science....

Study links disease, poverty and biodiversity

2012-12-26 14:26:00

Poverty and disease often come together. That much is well understood. But how much does poverty foster disease? Or, how much can disease perpetuate poverty? And what’s the role of nature, given that so many infectious diseases are spread by...

Surfer likely killed by great white shark, expert says

2012-10-23 16:53:22

Beaches closed after surfer killed in shark attack

2012-10-23 19:23:54

Surfer killed in shark attack; expert gives survival tips

2012-10-24 04:03:56

Sean Collins dies at 59; surfer created system to predict waves

2011-12-28 00:00:00

Sean Collins, an avid surfer and entrepreneur whose self-taught ability to forecast ocean swells changed the way surfers worldwide chase the perfect wave, died Monday after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis in Newport Beach. He was 59. The...

Natural History Museum announces new hall for history and ecology

2012-01-12 16:33:01

Pacific Ocean study finds fish tainted by plastic

2011-06-30 21:34:08

Marine Science Coordinator/teacher Kathryn Kelchner picks on one of her students during class with Mill Creek in back.. Saint Mary Star of the Sea School in Hampton is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

A butterfly stands on the face of a man at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio) in Santo Domingo de Heredia.

2010-10-27 00:00:00

, Wash., examine a previously identified oil impact zone during a shoreline assesment on Grand Terre Island 2, in Grand Isle, La., June 16, 2010.

2010-06-21 12:07:47