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A new study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the study captures the current state of hypoxia—or low oxygen levels—at 32 different sites.
Despite poor distance vision beyond a few centimeters and a brain smaller than a grain of rice, a bee can fly for miles, find food and triangulate the best path home.New research published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B shows the social insects may rely on a mix of colors and patterns to find their targets.
It was around 2015 when Palmyra’s coral started to nearly die off. That’s when 90% of the reef was bleaching. But a year later, Khan points out the regrowth.
UC San Diego Library and San Diego Natural History Museum collaborate to highlight the beauty that emerges during scientific research.
Sano Chemicals, founded by Professor of Biology Jim Smith, is focused on treating drug-resistant fungal and bacterial infections.