The fascination with unique and rare corals is a constant driver in the reef-keeping hobby. In recent years, “grafted corals” have emerged as some of the most sought after pieces in our hobby. Characterized by irregular patches of contrasting colors,…
Self Healing Glass Discovered
Scientists from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, along with a colleague from California Institute of Technology, have accidentally discovered a glass that could change glass forever. They found that mixing a specific peptide with water creates…
Using the Ocean Biome to Fight Cancer
It’s a fundamental fact that explosions are cool and cancer is not. We all know or have known someone that’s suffered from this horrible disease. It takes the lives of millions each year and a cure has evaded us thus…
Portuguese Man O’ War is actually 4 different species
I’d venture to say that most of us have come across a Portuguese man o’ war during a beach trip. I visit the Florida panhandle every year and see them all the time. My kids would find one and get…
Fungus Breaks Down Plastic
Litter such as plastic detergent bottles, crates, buoys, combs, and water bottles blanket Kanapou Bay, on the Island of Kaho’olawe in Hawaii. (Image credit: NOAA) Every year, humans produce more than 900 billion lbs of plastic, and that rate is…
Coral Reefs are Changing in Substantial Ways
A new publication in Nature brings a very interesting insight into the current evolution of coral reefs. In this new publication, scientists describe teturning to a location on the Great Barrier Reef, where, 91 years earlier, the pioneering GBR expedition…
‘Scientists’ Are Giving Ecstasy to Octopus Now
Cephalopods and Octopus in particular are very intelligent creatures but anatomically speaking, they are very different from humans, and all vertebrates for that matter. This led some ‘scientists’ to wonder what would happen if these creatures were exposed to MDMA, also…
Aquariums Used To Prove That Seagrass Is Actively Pollinated By Marine Life
Just a few short weeks ago we were discussing seagrasses with one of the aquarium hobby’s most ardent proponents of seagrass aquariums, Julian Sprung. The topic of underwater pollination of seagrass came up, and we supposed that there might be…
Fish pee is essential to the health of coral reefs
A study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests, that urine from big fish is essential in maintaining healthy coral reefs. Researchers found that reefs with more large predatory fish had healthier levels of phosphorus, from fish pee, compared to reefs depleted…
World’s smallest reef aquarium created by coral scientists
You’ve heard of mini reefs, nano reefs, pico reefs, femto reefs but forget about all that because scientists have just taken the title of the world’s smallest coral aquarium. The coral-on-a-chip is the smallest possible live aquarium environment consisting of a single…
