Thursday, 25 February 2021

Fear of the light may help tiny ocean creatures survive a brighter future

An aversion to light has long been a survival tactic used by the smallest creatures in our ocean, but research co-led by the University of Strathclyde has discovered this photophobia may already be protecting them against impacts of environmental changes in the Arctic.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-02-tiny-ocean-creatures-survive-brighter.html