1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (318+ words) A micro-CT of healthy coral (M. cavernosa). Studying these tiny features has long been a challenge. Traditional methods are slow and often miss subtle structural changes. Researchers combined micro-CT imaging with deep learning-based image segmentation, using convolutional neural networks (CNNs), a…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (472+ words) A beach nourishment project in northern Palm Beach County during the 2020 and 2021 annual blacktip shark migration seasons. Some sediment plumes stretched nearly 15 kilometers alongshore and more than 250 meters offshore, dramatically reducing water clarity. Each winter, thousands of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (292+ words) These losses dealt a major blow to a species that has already suffered one of the most severe range contractions of any Atlantic marine fish, now persisting only in limited areas of the southeastern United States and The Bahamas. Listed…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (264+ words) Rindy Anderson, Ph. D. , senior author, holds a wild Northern cardinal. Males are known for their rose-red plumage, pointed crest and black mask. While scientists have studied these stress'microbiome links extensively in mammals and domestic birds, little is known about how…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (504+ words) Male green tree frogs use loud, repeated "honking" calls to attract mates. Parasites can influence these mating signals. Infections drain energy and trigger immune responses that weaken the body, altering traits tied to mating success, such as stamina and the…...