New research conducted by evolutionary biologists worldwide paints cities as evolutionary “change agents,” says a trio of biologists from the University of Toronto who selected and edited the studies.
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News A Little Bit of Seawater Is Helping Scientists Study Elusive Harbor Porpoise off the Coast of Alaska
Harbor porpoises are one of the smallest marine mammals in the world. They are also difficult to study because they are highly mobile and don’t spend a lot of time at the surface of the water.
Tracking Sargassum's Ocean Path Could Help Predict Coastal Inundation Events
New research explores how the Sargassum might grow while it is meandering along the currents, not just where it floats, combining both ocean physics and seaweed biology for the first time to understand its distribution patterns.
Deep-Seeing is Believing: Researcher Helps Develop New Tool for Ocean Exploration
Developing and testing a new piece of equipment at sea is always a challenge, one Mike Jech is no stranger to tackling
Fires Overwhelming British Columbia; Smoke Choking the Skies
British Columbia is on fire. In this Canadian province 56 wildfires "of note" are active and continuing to blow smoke into the skies overhead.
Microbes Hitch a Ride Inland on Coastal Fog
Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments.