A study in Global Change Biology led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers reports that industrial fisheries have been taking large midwater fishes from the ocean’s twilight zone for decades. The work brings attention to animals that sit between tiny deep-sea fish and famous predators such as tuna. They are regularly caught by commercial gear,…
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A July 2026 study in Biological Invasions warns that the long lay-up of commercial ships after the Strait of Hormuz closure could create a rare chance for marine life to hitchhike around the world. The international team, led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, describes a possible bioinvasion super-spreader event if heavily…
A PNAS study led by researchers at The University of Tokyo has produced a nearly complete genome for the Greenland shark, the longest-lived vertebrate known to science. The assembly covers 96.7 percent of its genetic material and reveals several features that could help its cells endure for centuries. The team found genetic signatures associated with…
A study in Science Advances has identified a strange class of cosmic dust that may come from a near-Earth asteroid unlike anything represented in meteorite collections. The particles, found in Antarctic samples and on urban rooftops, carry chemical fingerprints that point to a sulfur-rich parent body scientists have yet to recover as a larger meteorite.…
