http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:23:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/life_beyond_earth_underwater_caves_in_bahamas_could_give_clues Discoveries made in some underwater caves by researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine life could be found on distant planets and moons. CalTechNews Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:40:38 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/creatures_control_light_to_avoid_being_eaten If you're a snack-sized squid or octopus living in the ocean zone where the last bit of daylight gives way, having some control over your reflection could be a matter of life and death. CalTechNews Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:39:51 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/mysterious_life_forms_in_the_extreme_deep_sea A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations on Earth CalTechNews Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:00:21 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/fish_uses_tool_to_dig_up_clams The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz CalTechNews Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:17:36 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/sea_urchins_see_with_their_whole_body Many animals have eyes that are incredibly complex -- others manage without. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have shown that sea urchins see with their entire body despite having no eyes at all CalTechNews Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:31:49 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/amazing_recovery_of_depleted_marine_reserve A thriving undersea wildlife park tucked away near the southern tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula has proven to be the world's most robust marine reserve in the world CalTechNews Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:40:36 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/cod_recovery_in_canadian_waters Cod and other groundfish populations off the east coast of Canada are showing signs of recovery more than 20 years after the fisheries collapsed in the early 1990s CalTechNews Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:54:27 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/how_humpback_whales_catch_prey_with_bubble_nets Marine biologist David Wiley of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and others report in the latest issue of Behaviour how humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine catch prey with advanced water technology CalTechNews Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:28:34 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/pacific_california_current_teeming_with_life Like the vast African plains, two huge expanses of the North Pacific Ocean are major corridors of life, attracting an array of marine predators in predictable seasonal patterns CalTechNews Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:18:49 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/largest_assembly_of_whale_sharks_ever_recorded Whale sharks are often thought to be solitary behemoths that live and feed in the open ocean. Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and colleagues, however, have found that this is not necessarily the case, finding that whale sharks can be gregarious CalTechNews Mon, 30 May 2011 21:44:07 +0100