Like an undersea invertebrate, Australia contracts and expands its size and influence on the tides of global pressure — but ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

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Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

The Aquarium’s Marine Species Report Card aims to inform the public about the health of crucial marine species in California.

Feb. 12—"Walk Through Time" at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is now complete with the addition of the Bradbury Stamm Construction Hall of Ancient Life. The permanent exhibition ...

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter ... authorities raced to recover their ...

Scallop fishers in the Bay of Fundy are keeping an eye out for a creamy-white species that grows on the seafloor and would be described by some as gross.

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

Overall, 18 species had populations that were either rising — including the giant sea bass, green sea turtle, and southern ...