Tag: Ocean

New York: The amount of dissolved oxygen contained in the water of oceans across the globe — an important measure of ocean health — has been declining for more than 20 years, says a study. For the study, the researchers looked at a historic dataset of ocean information stretching back more than 50 years and […]

Melbourne: In a first, the genetic mystery of why some fish are able to adjust to warming oceans has been unlocked. Higher levels of certain stress and immune genes help fish cope with warming temperature in water over the years, the findings showed. Researchers examined how the fish’s genes responded after several generations living at […]

San Francisco: Swimming in the ocean alters the skin microbiome and increases the risk of infection including that of the ear and skin, researchers said. In the study presented at the ASM Microbe 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers demonstrated that changes in the microbiome can leave the host susceptible […]