To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest ...

Sea urchins are simple creatures, wandering the seafloor without thought. Or so we thought. They are members of the phylum Echinodermata, which first appeared during the Cambrian explosion. Their list ...

The findings in Spitsbergen demonstrate that marine ecosystems rebounded rapidly after the end-Permian mass extinction, ...

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Learn how these slow-moving creatures recycle nutrients through their poop to keep coral reefs thriving and oceans balanced.

The Santa Barbara Channel is a hotbed of biodiversity, thanks to the many species whose ranges meet and overlap in the area.

Pharmaceuticals are entering our waterways through various paths, including unmetabolized drugs excreted by humans into ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an ...

Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

Drop an e-mail to the good folks at a culinary-specific bookstore, such as Kitchen Arts & Letters, in New York, or Now ...

In a new study, Mexican scientists found species disappearing in the Gulf of California, impacting ecosystems and fishers who ...