Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's distant past. They provide insights into extinct animals and plants, as well as past ...

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Warming oceans are expected to make mollusks smaller, but a global analysis reveals a much more complicated future across the ...

Starfish cling to the metal surface of an unexploded World War II warhead in the German Baltic Sea. The discarded weapons host a surprisingly dense colony of organisms. Once designed to destroy, they ...

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Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help preserve biodiversity in Earth’s oceans. Why bother measuring animals’ body size? In an article in Global ...

Seeing marine animals in their natural habitat can be exciting. Unfortunately, not all marine life you may encounter will be healthy. You may come across animals in distress—entangled in marine debris ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much? The bar is low, according to a new study out Monday: less than three sugar cubes worth ...

ReefSystems installs 100 modular reefs and 66 tidal pools along Lauwersmeerdijk sea wall, turning coastal infrastructure into ...

As you enjoy the outdoors, remember to “Share the Shore” with marine mammals, sea turtles, and other wildlife. Learn more about proper marine life viewing guidelines to safeguard animals and people.