Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...

The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species.. The ESA protects animals that are classified under federal ...

Aculifera includes species with small needle-like spicules—and in some cases, shells—while Conchifera includes the groups of ...

This new species of Themis scaleworm (Polynoidae, a group of annelid worms) was collected at 2900 m depth in Monterey Submarine Canyon at a whale fall, where the remains of a deceased whale support a ...

Vidigal THDA, Kissinger J, Caldeira RL, Pires ER, Monteiro E, Simpson AJG, Carvalho OS 2000b. Phylogenetic relationships among Brazilian Biomphalaria species (Mollusca: Planorbidae) based upon ...

Learn how invasive species threaten ecosystems. Read about new methods of minimizing risks of introducing exotic species and dealing with those we already have.

New species discovered! Read the latest research news on newly discovered frogs, cave crickets, monkeys and more.

Temperature combined with ocean currents have a significant influence on the distribution of marine life. These current patterns are shaped by the constant change in the distribution of land and sea ...

The study of invasive species involves questions about the traits that cause their damaging behaviour, and how they can be managed or eradicated. Latest Research and Reviews.

Florida ranks No. 1 for invasive species in the continental United States with more than 500 species of problematic animals, birds, plants, and fish. Thanks to its subtropical climate, wildlife ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world ...