A remora attached to the skin of a blue whale. Credit: Stanford University & Cascadia Research Collective. Image collected under NMFS permit #16111. When it…
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Dogwhelks feed on barnacles on the shores of Swan’s Island in Maine. A new study documents the decline of these and three other intertidal species…
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef shows populations of its small, medium and large corals have all declined in the past three decades.…
A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, about 50 feet (15 meters) in length, is indeed…
The reef at North Rock, Bermuda, similar to the reef (Sea Venture Shoals) where coral fragments were collected for this study. Credit: Stacy Peltier New…
Nostrils located on the top of the snout and curved teeth, perfectly adapted for catching slippery prey: The skull of Tanystropheus has several clear adaptations…
View from the RV Pelagia during the expedition on the Black Sea. Credit: Laura Villanueva Current research suggests that more complex life-forms, including humans, evolved…
Cuvier’s beaked whales are the world’s deepest-diving mammals. Credit: Andrew J. Read The blue whale might be one of the most enigmatic creatures on the…
A juvenile Pomacanthus imperator x P. annularis hybrid with striking intermediate patterns. Credit: Photograph by Y.K. Tea There Are Many More Angelfishes in the Sea…
Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research team from the University of Konstanz, Science of Intelligence, and the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)…
This image depicts viral infection of an Emiliania huxleyi cell superimposed on a satellite image of an E. huxleyi bloom in the Barents Sea. Credit:…
A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. Credit: M.…
These four images show the development process of the characteristic tentacle arms of a sea anemone. Credit: Anniek Stokkermans/EMBL Your genetic code determines that you…
Reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi. Credit: Amelia J. Armstrong and colleagues Study uses satellites and photographs to fill in important gaps in migratory patterns for…
One additional year in the ocean makes a big difference in the size of salmon, as seen in these two female sockeye salmon from Pick…
This photograph was taken before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prompted rules on physical distancing and the need to wear masks. UD professor Kathy Coyne (right)…
A female specimen of the deep-sea anglerfish species Melanocetus johnsonii of about 75 mm in size with a 23.5 mm large male fused on her…
Nostrils located on the top of the snout and curved teeth, perfectly adapted for catching slippery prey: The skull of Tanystropheus has several clear adaptations…
The white microbial mats seen here are telltale signs of areas where methane may be released from underground methane deposits. Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State…
Early stage herbivorous crown-of-thorns starfish camouflaged against the coralline algae that it has been feeding on, with a recent feeding scar directly adjacent. Credit: Daniel…