Light Reading

Happy Friday! This week's light reading includes electric eels, king penguins, and whale poop. Enjoy!

Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth's nutrient cycle
University of Vermont. Science Daily (26 October 2015)

Distressed damsel fish cry for help
ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. Science Daily (27 October 2015)

El Niño forces king penguins to swim 130km further for fish
Olive Heffernan. New Scientist (27 October 2015)

Electric eels curl up to double their voltage
David Shultz. Science (28 October 2015)

Harmful algal blooms and climate change: Preparing to forecast the future
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. Science Daily (26 October 2015)

Marine reserves will need stepping stones to help fish disperse between them
Boston University. Science Daily (27 October 2015)

Ocean’s hidden green plankton revealed by fixing glitch in model
Michael Slezak. New Scientist (26 October 2015)

Only four percent of the ocean is protected, research shows
University of British Columbia. Science Daily (26 October 2014)

Scientists finally reveal mysterious migration of American eels
Sid Perkins. Science (27 October 2015)

When whales disappear, so does their ecosystem-sustaining poop
Emily DeMarco. Science (26 October 2015)

Of course, it wouldn't be a light reading post without some non-marine science related articles.

Even giant mammoths weren’t safe from prehistoric predators
Viviane Callier. Science (26 October 2015)

First cancer-fighting virus approved
Heidi Ledford. Nature (28 October 2015)

How to make the most of carbon dioxide
XiaoZhi Lim. Nature (28 October 2015)

Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
Anna Nowogrodzki. New Scientist (28 October 2015)