Creating a Miniature Bionic Ocean Battery
The developed bio-solar cell is more energy-efficient than marine ecosystems. The world’s surface is about 70 per cent water. In our oceans, marine microbial ecosystems can be seen as a huge...
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A Beacon of Hope for Battered Reefs: Bleaching-Resistant Corals
Biologists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that corals resistant to bleaching can maintain their resilient characteristics in new environments, laying the foundations for future...
A Wake-up Call from the Seabed
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) asserts the success of trawl bans to improve biodiversity of marine organisms and recover marine benthos to drive oceanic revival. By 2100,...
Enhancing Marine Biodiversity of Eco-engineered Tiles
A joint-study led by a team of marine ecologists from City University of Hong Kong discovered that co-engineered tiles can increase habitat complexity on seawalls in Hong Kong, thereby effectively...
Genome of Corals Reveal Secrets to its Survival
Team of researchers sequenced and analysed the genomes of 15 different species of coral to better understand how its genetic make-up enables it to survive warmer oceans as a result of climate change....
Fighting for Sustainability: One Shrimp at a Time
Shiok Meats is a cell-based clean meat company founded in 2018. As the first of its kind, the founding team hopes to bring clean and healthy seafood and animal meats to the dinner table. Making use...
Unravelling the Impact of Marine Heatwave on Coral Reef Fishes
Marine biologist from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and an international team of scientists conducted a study to understand the molecular response of five fish species to the 2016 heatwave. The...