Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that great whales' urine and feces, along with the bodies of deceased whales, benefit many coral reef ecosystems by creating food for ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

"These coastal areas often have clear waters, a sign of low nitrogen, and many have coral reef ecosystems," says ... but by ...

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

From a beautiful fish that’s eating the Caribbean to a tiny bivalve with a huge impact, North America’s most notorious introduced species have reshaped the continent’s ecosystems ...

Animals are finely adapted to their native habitats, but when they are introduced to other ecosystems, they can become ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...