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Industrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades

Industrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades

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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Thousands of idle ships in Hormuz raise a global bioinvasion warning

Thousands of idle ships in Hormuz raise a global bioinvasion warning

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…

Beautiful scenic views of Skaftafell Glacier in Iceland

The Greenland shark can live for nearly 400 years, longer than any known vertebrate and a 96.7%-complete genome reveals expanded longevity-related gene families, unusual histone H1.0 changes and DNA-protection pathways that may keep sharks born centuries ago alive in Arctic waters through an extraordinary lifespan

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…