Research Highlight: Curing Disease with a Nice Hot Bath
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 December 2011
A Scripps-led study found that higher water temperatures in geothermal springs reduce deadly chytrid fungus in frogs. This suggests hot habitats may help protect amphibians from extinction due to the disease chytridiomycosis.
Keywords: chytrid fungus, amphibians, geothermal springs, disease resistance, Scripps Institution, conservation, Bd
A Scripps Researcher Describes Unexpected Biodiversity Among Deep-Sea Acorn Worms
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 16 January 2012
New research reveals a fourth deep-sea family of acorn worms, Torquaratoridae, with unique anatomy and behavior. These findings offer fresh insight into vertebrate evolution and expand known biodiversity in an ancient invertebrate group.
Keywords: acorn worms, vertebrate origins, Torquaratoridae, deep sea, evolution, hemichordates, Scripps
Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways, Scripps Study Shows
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 1 February 2012
Scripps scientists found cold stress harms corals more than heat in the short term, but heat causes greater long-term damage. Corals showed resilience to cold by acclimating, highlighting the complex effects of temperature changes from climate shifts.
Keywords: cold stress, heat stress, coral resilience, ocean warming, Scripps
