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Michael Allen

Freelance Science Journalist

Tag: marine biology

‘Tunable tuna’ makes a better robotic swimmer

Author adminPosted on 26 August 202127 September 2021Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, fish, marine biology, robotics

Climate Change Is Sending Some Species the Wrong Way

Author adminPosted on 23 November 202011 December 2020Categories Hakai MagazineTags climate change, marine biology

Plastics Are Messing with Fish Physiology

Author adminPosted on 2 September 202018 September 2020Categories Hakai MagazineTags fish, marine biology, marine plastics, microplastics, plastic, plastic pollution, plastisphere

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Author adminPosted on 13 May 202013 May 2020Categories Hakai MagazineTags marine biology, pollution, space

Nanocrystals give dragonfish their transparent teeth

Author adminPosted on 10 June 201927 September 2021Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, camouflage, marine biology, structural colour

Marine worms are eating plastic now

Author adminPosted on 13 August 20187 December 2018Categories Hakai MagazineTags marine biology, marine plastics, marine worms, microplastics, plastic, plastic pollution, plastisphere, pollution, polychaetes

Octopus skin inspires new infrared reflector

Author adminPosted on 7 April 201812 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, camouflage, marine biology, octopus

Shark inspired aerofoil improves lift and reduces drag

Author adminPosted on 7 February 201812 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, fish, marine biology, sharks

Porpoise’s forehead acts like an acoustic metamaterial

Author adminPosted on 21 November 20179 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, biosonar, cetaceans, marine biology, metamaterials, physics, porpoises, ultrasound

Textured artificial skin shifts shape like an octopus

Author adminPosted on 30 October 201712 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags biophysics, camouflage, marine biology, octopus

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A British journalist covering a wide range of science subjects, with a focus on climate change and atmospheric science, sustainability, and physics, materials and engineering.

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  • acoustic holograms
  • acoustic levitation
  • air pollution
  • atmospheric circulations
  • bio-based
  • bioeconomy
  • biology
  • biomedical
  • biophysics
  • bioplastic
  • birds
  • camouflage
  • careers
  • climate change
  • clothes
  • COVID-19
  • disease
  • disease diagnostics
  • education
  • entomology
  • extreme weather
  • fish
  • food waste
  • gender gap
  • health
  • imaging
  • insects
  • marine biology
  • marine plastics
  • materials
  • medical physics
  • microplastics
  • photonics
  • physics
  • plastic
  • plastic pollution
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
  • solar panels
  • sonic tractor beam
  • sound
  • structural colour
  • textiles
  • ultrasound
  • weather
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