In 2025, trouble was brewing in a 20,000 km2 area off the coast of South Australia. For more than a year, marine animals were mysteriously dropping dead: around one million animals were wiped out and some humans even got sick. Now, scientists have confirmed that the culprit behind these mass marine animal deaths is a species of […]
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A dead whale shows up on your beach. What do you do with the 40-ton carcass?
When a whale dies, its body descends to the bottom of the deep sea in a transformative phenomenon called a whale fall. A whale’s death jump-starts an explosion of life, enough to feed and sustain a deep-ocean ecosystem for decades. There are a lot of ways whales can die. Migrating whales lose their way and, […]
Harmonizing Aquatic Ecosystems: Strategies for Plant-Fish Coexistence in Aquariums
Around 2 million people globally have aquariums for various reasons, such as fun, hobbies, and business ventures. They make tiny to massive environments mimicking natural water, to keep diverse plants and fish. However, it takes lots of know-how to find fish and plants that coexist well in the aquarium. This article discusses how art and […]