By storing large amounts of cold water in their systems, ochre sea stars, a Pacific North American species, can survive in the sun during low tide, according to new findings by Brian Helmuth (2005) and his post doc, Sylvain Pincebourde. However, as climate change increases water temperatures, this thermoregulatory mechanism may stop working, the researchers warn.
Thirty million tons of fish caught annually worldwide are made into meal to feed to farm animals and farmed fish, according to a 
As precipitation increases with global warming, excess runoff can bring viruses and bacteria into waterways and make people sick. With a $900,000 grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jonathan Patz (2005) is co-leading a study about how floods affect health. 
Current research suggests that the world is entering its sixth era of mass extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote in the May 25 New Yorker magazine. Andy Blaustein (1999) and Karen Lips (2005) were among the scientists she interviewed.