A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots. Researchers were especially drawn to ...

For much of the twentieth century, a prevailing view in marine biology held that most major marine groups originated in ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously thought, but also in echinoderms (invertebrates). This is one of the most ...

In early January 2026, researchers surveying Texas beaches uncovered an unsettling sight: thousands of heart urchin skeletons strewn across miles of sand, turning a rare treasure into a grim carpet ...

In a rare achievement for an undergraduate student, Colby Higdon, a geology major on the paleontology track with the University of Oklahoma has published original paleontological research conducted at ...

In 2021, a remarkable new species of brittle star was discovered in the Philippine Sea. It was named Ophiuroglypha fendouzhe after the submarine used to locate it. As it lives at depths of 25,000 feet ...