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Scientists from Spain and Norway discovered that an ancient gene repurposing saved cod ancestors' embryos from sinking, enabling the development of vast fisheries that would change the course of human history millions of years later.

This is the main conclusion of a new study involving the ICM-CSIC, which unravels a previously unknown ecosystem function and warns of overlooked impacts of deep-sea mining.

The ICM-CSIC has participated in an international study calling to integrate behavioural variation across the tree of life into global conservation strategies.

The study, which delves into the physical dynamics of the Mediterranean, provides key data to the Ocean State Report (OSR10), involving over a hundred researchers from the international scientific community.

The Horizon Europe-funded initiative will spend the next four years developing practical models to help authorities and managers decide where and how to act to restore Europe's marine ecosystems.

This is the main conclusion of a study by the ICM-CSIC analyzing how marine heatwaves affect one of the most abundant copepod species in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic.