By SDCN Editor La Jolla, CA–Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego celebrated the arrival of more than 70 tiny newborn Weedy Seadragons, which are incredibly difficult to breed and rear in captivity, the aquarium said. Only a handful of facilities have successfully hatched and reared this unique species of fish […]
Little rodent, big appetite
By Newswise On an island 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, a hoard of invasive house mice is packing an ecological wallop far larger than what their small statures would suggest. These are the conclusions of a study led by LSU Associate Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Michael Polito, along with researchers […]
Marine researcher identifies new bottlenose dolphin subspecies
By Newswise A marine researcher at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has identified a new bottlenose dolphin subspecies found only in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. “While there is a common belief that all dolphin species are already known, improvements in technologies and methodologies are helping to […]