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Researchers Discover a New Way Fish Camouflage Themselves in the Ocean

Researchers Discover a New Way Fish Camouflage Themselves in the Ocean

Fish can hide in the open ocean by manipulating how light reflects off their skin, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The discovery could someday lead to the development of new camouflage materials for use in the ocean, and it overturns 40 years of conventional wisdom about fish camouflage.

Adapting to Life in the New Arctic

The arctic is a completely different place, says marine scientist.

Rock Snot Genomics

Rock Snot Genomics

University of Texas researchers use advanced sequencing and TACC's Ranger supercomputer to uncover origin of common algae.

Switching to a Power Stroke Enables a Tiny But Important Marine Crustacean to Survive

Switching to a Power Stroke Enables a Tiny But Important Marine Crustacean to Survive

Olympic swimmers aren’t the only ones who change their strokes to escape competitors. To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming stroke to big power strokes, a behavior that has now been revealed thanks to 3-D high-speed digital holography.

Video: The New Arctic

Video: The New Arctic

What will life look like, for humans and animals, as the Arctic ice cover diminishes?

Camp ANWR: Teaching Marine Science at the Top of the World

Camp ANWR: Teaching Marine Science at the Top of the World

Marine scientists Ken Dunton and Jim McClelland teach, and are taught, by the kids of Kaktovik, Alaska, deep inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 
New Sculpture Unveiled at the Marine Science Institute

New Sculpture Unveiled at the Marine Science Institute

Ten-foot tall 'Interdependency' highlights the complex dependencies and interactions among various animals and plants in marine ecosystems.

Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Marine scientist Deana Erdner is part of an international team of researchers awarded an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to study the causes of ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world.
Marine Scientists Awarded $5.6 Million for Study of Critical Arctic Environment

Marine Scientists Awarded $5.6 Million for Study of Critical Arctic Environment

The grant will allow for extensive study of the Hanna Shoal area in the Chukchi Sea, an area valued highly by the oil industry for offshore drilling.

Captive Breeding Could Transform the Saltwater Aquarium Trade and Save Coral Reefs, Marine Biologists Say

Marine biologists at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute are developing means to efficiently breed saltwater aquarium fish, seahorses, plankton and invertebrates in captivity in order to preserve the biologically rich ecosystems of the world's coral reefs.