The Antarctic strawberry feather star is one of four new related species believed to have been discovered by a team of marine scientists. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Another day, another ...

A new scientific model is giving researchers an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ocean. And what they find ...

Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. The big gain of the new method is that more details become known about effects of ...

A new scientific model is giving researchers an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ocean. A new scientific ...

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If you see a funky-looking blob while you’re fishing in Ohio, don't look away. It could be a colony of numerous animals. Invertebrates in this colony, known as the bryozoan or "moss animals," reside ...

Each May, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climb onto beaches along the eastern coast of the United States. An ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

There are some pretty large animals in the world. Giraffes are notable for their long necks, and whales for their sheer size, but have you ever seen the biggest crab in the world? Coconut crabs are ...

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