Exoplanet atmospheres are usually discussed as tracers of climate, chemistry, and habitability, but they may also preserve signatures of planetary defense. We consider three folklore-motivated deterre...

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Survey examines how often academics attempt jokes during conference talks — and how these attempts at comedy land.

“Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics

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AI companies love to tout that their models are approaching—or have reached—PhD-level intelligence. This is blatant nonsensical marketing geared towards an audience that deeply misunderstands what a P...

Abstract. A growing body of observations has revealed rapid changes in both the total inventory and the distribution of marine oxygen over the latter half of the 20th century, leading to increased int...

Scientific Reports - High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca

In 2025, the United States (U.S.) administration issued a new Executive Order (EO), Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, intensifying efforts t…

Two simple, universal rules derived from energetic arguments predict the parameters of predator functional responses that underlie the strengths of trophic interactions. Furthermore, theory developed...

Where do fish go and why? For many species, nobody knows

Bottom water hypoxia can affect coastal communities by altering trophic interactions of consumers and prey depending on their low oxygen tolerances. Consumer tissue stable isotopes can potentially be ...

Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Biomineralisation

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Karen Lips is researcher and lives for several years in a tiny little shack in Costa Rica to observe frogs. When she leaves the cloud forest for a short time and…