Warm-bodied sharks and tunas face double jeopardy in warming seas
Trinity College Dublin
Published: 17 April 2026
Study reveals warm-bodied predators like great white sharks and tuna burn four times more energy than cold-blooded fish, facing shrinking habitats and food supplies as oceans warm.
Keywords: sharks, tuna, ocean warming, marine predators, metabolic rate, climate change, marine ecology
New Tech Detects Deadly Whale, Dolphin Diseases
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Published: 30 March 2026
UH researchers validated a portable molecular diagnostic tool that detects Cetacean Morbillivirus in whales and dolphins within an hour on-site, eliminating weeks-long lab delays during mass stranding events.
Keywords: cetacean morbillivirus, marine mammals, whale disease, molecular diagnostics, marine biology, dolphins, stranding response
Human-machine teaming dives underwater
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Published: 14 April 2026
MIT Lincoln Laboratory developed hardware and algorithms for collaboration between human divers and autonomous underwater vehicles, enabling AUVs to map underwater infrastructure and pinpoint faults for divers to repair.
Keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles, AUV, human-robot teaming, underwater robotics, ocean technology, marine infrastructure, sonar
