Scientists discover remoras hiding inside manta rays
University of Miami Rosenstiel School
Published: 11 May 2026
Researchers documented remora fish hiding inside the cloaca and gill cavities of manta rays across 15 years of observations in Florida, Mozambique, and the Maldives, providing first photographic evidence of this behavior.
Keywords: remora, manta rays, marine ecology, symbiosis, fish behavior, parasitism, marine biology
How a cargo ship is tracking hidden ocean life in the Atlantic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 20 May 2026
The M/V Oleander container ship now carries a robotic microscope that captures thousands of phytoplankton images daily between New Jersey and Bermuda, creating a 750-mile biological monitoring transect across the Atlantic.
Keywords: phytoplankton, Atlantic Ocean, ocean observing, Imaging FlowCytobot, commercial vessels, Gulf Stream, marine monitoring
Major blind spot in ocean carbon research could undermine global climate predictions
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 24 February 2026
An IOC-UNESCO report coordinated by 72 scientists from 23 countries reveals critical 10-20% gaps in ocean carbon cycle models that could undermine climate predictions and policy decisions.
Keywords: ocean carbon cycle, climate predictions, carbon sink, IOC-UNESCO, marine carbon, ocean observing, biogeochemistry
