Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications Biology. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming ...

More than 5,000 animal species previously unknown to science live in a pristine part of the deep sea. Their home — called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone — sits in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean ...

How severely the world’s plastic waste crisis is affecting marine wildlife is not fully understood, despite decades of research and gruesome images of whales’ bellies filled with plastic and a turtle ...

Following is a transcript of the video. A lot of people aren't comfortable swimming in open water. I mean, you never know what lives in the water beneath your feet. The ocean holds many bizarre ...

About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel. This sea urchin, found in the ...

A new report examines how plastic waste affects marine wildlife. By Catrin Einhorn How severely the world’s plastic waste crisis is affecting marine wildlife is not fully understood, despite decades ...

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About two miles from the beach in Bodega Bay, California, there's a small island where sea lions stop to rest. Despite the distance, I can hear the animals barking faintly. Looking through a pair of ...

The Animal Hunt event at Roblox's Fisch has brought a wave of new content to explore, including a whole range of limited-time, animal-themed fish. This isn’t just a cosmetic update because each new ...

“This is this is the largest bloom I've seen in my career,” said Dr. Kelsey Herrick, a veterinarian with SeaWorld San Diego. “Up in Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, that's where the initial ...