A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

In the waters of Kumejima Island, Japan, scientists have identified a new marine species: the skeleton panda sea squirt ...

Authorities in India have shut down a major wildlife smuggling operation in Delhi, where they recovered live baby turtles.

Conservationist Ying Pemika Choovanichchanon holds a small basket in her hands, careful not to disturb the leathery brown ...

Their first product is a soil amendment made from the shells and coffee waste. But they say one critical way to recycle the ...

Some people are trading chemical sunscreens in favour of mineral versions because of fears over toxicity, pollution and ...

They’ve been crawling across the seafloor for more than 500 million years – predating the dinosaurs – yet sea stars remain some of the most misunderstood animals on Earth – if they’re even recognized ...

Our world is a most unusual place. There is such an enormous range of sounds, sights, smells, and types of things we observe ...

I’m adorable. And I almost became a coat because of it. If that sounds dramatic — good. It should. Because while humans have […] ...

They hesitated at first, but the fishermen jumped into the water after realising how calm the tiger sharks were, said Chelsea ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...