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Trauma to the spinal cord often results in the deterioration of cell membranes, which then results in cell and tissue death, often leading to paralysis.
Read MoreAccording to Ekström the wreck, which appears to be dating from the 1700’s, is completely intact.
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Early canal boats prior to the 1850’s were limited in length to 78 feet as the locks of the original Erie and Oswego Canals were built to only 90 feet.
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The British Heart Foundation is to begin a major new research programme to find a cure for heart failure, a condition affecting 750,000 UK people.
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Alvin is owned by the US Navy and is operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) through the National Deep Submergence Facility.
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While many inflammatory conditions can be effectively treated, for example with steroids, these drugs can often cause unwanted side effects. But scientists at King’s College London think starfish could offer a better solution.
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The Cayman Islands Tourism Association has announced the 'Invasive Lionfish Tracker', a PADI Distinctive Specialty course available to both residents and visitors. The one-day program aims to educate divers about the invasive predator with essential lionfish facts and their invasion of Caribbean and north-western Atlantic. The course explains why immediate action is essential to control the population and describes a practical way to safely and humanely capture and euthanize the fish.
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This is just one of the fascinating results from research using acoustic tags which has yielded new insights into what cod get up to below the surface of the sea.
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In a recent study published in the journal PLoS One, French and Scottish scientists have discovered that the 2mm long water boatman Micronecta scholtzi make the loudest sounds of any animal on earth relative to its body size.
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Smaller squid make up for their diminutive size and reduced sexual status by producing bigger sperm. The outsized sperm is produced in a bid to thwart the chances of larger rival males squid impregnating females.
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The wreck lies in an area of approximately 100 square meters several nautical miles southwest of the lighthouse island of Harmaja at a depth of 18 to 20 meters.
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Following an initiative taken by Palau, the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark fishing throughout its waters.
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New research from the UK has discovered that tunicates, an ancient sea species dating back nearly five hundred million years, possess incredible regeneration properties.
Read MoreAlthough it is quite a detailed chemical process, the potential applications are very interesting.
A joint study conducted by biologists at Scotland's St Andrews University and West Indies University experts has revealed that an entire population of guppies can be generated by the release of a single female fish.
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U-533 was a Nazi German U-Boat (Type IXC/40) that operated during World War II between April 15, 1943 and October 16, 1943. It was first launched on September 11, 1942 with a crew of 53, under the command of Helmut Hennig.
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