Global warming is ravaging coral, including at the Great Barrier Reef. But it may serve as “one enormous natural selection event,” a researcher said.
Tag: Fish and Other Marine Life
Matter: The Planet Has Seen Sudden Warming Before. It Wiped Out Almost Everything.
In some ways, the planet’s worst mass extinction — 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period — may parallel climate change today.
More Than 140 Whales Die in New Zealand After Mass Beaching
Such mass beachings can happen when whales make navigational mistakes while chasing prey, escaping predators or trying to protect sick members of the group.
Visitors From the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Researchers recently hauled up specimens from a layer of the world’s seas that contains an abundance of aquatic life.
1,000 Pieces of Plastic Found Inside Dead Whale in Indonesia
Cups, bags, bottles and even two flip-flops were found inside a sperm whale that had washed ashore in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest producers of plastic waste.