New research, led by Bigelow Laboratory scientists, shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging “chemical warfare” to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast.

Clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid social conflict, Newcastle University research reveals.

SeaSplat is an image-analysis tool that cuts through the ocean’s optical effects to generate images of underwater environments reveal an ocean scene’s true colors. Researchers paired the color-correcting tool with a computational model that converts images of a scene into a three-dimensional underwater “world” that can be explored virtually. 

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region’s history and risk of tsunamis.

The axolotl is renowned for its extensive ability to regenerate organs and body parts, including its spinal cord. Studies on spinal cord regeneration, however, have focused on axolotl cells next to an injury site, leaving the brain’s role in regeneration a relative mystery. A new study from researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, reveals that activating a specific group of neurons in the axolotl brain is essential for tail regeneration. Their findings point to the possibility that a comparable group of neurons impacts regenerative responses in mammals. The study, led by MBL Associate Scientist Karen Echeverri, was published last week in npj Regenerative Medicine. 

Purdue University researchers have developed a metamaterial comprising of carefully arranged plates that trap air within and act as guides for the sound. With their metamaterial in place, sound from monopile installation can be reduced by 40 decibels, an improvement over the 25-decibel reduction of other methods. The material is modular and foldable, making its transport and deployment easy and inexpensive. Junfei Li will present on the work at the 188th ASA Meeting.