Seen up close, each polyp has a tube-like body and an opening ringed with dozens of “transparent” tentacles. These ...

Open the Youtube video Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals, but they have some incredible adaptations to thrive in the ocean. Unlike seals and whales, they don’t have a thick layer of blubber ...

Harvesting is subject to quotas and permitted only from February 15 to April 15 on the French Mediterranean island. Given the ...

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Eventually, the team hopes for a return of these stars to Monterey Bay, where they can help maintain kelp forests, which are ...

Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.

Sea urchin or uni is definitely an acquired taste. But, what part of this unique shellfish are you actually eating when you ...

including rising ocean temperatures and an explosion in the sea urchin population. The Marine Species Report Card features the plight of bull kelp, information about how to contribute to ...

Nevertheless, they can survive the extreme pressures in the deep sea. How do they do it? And what do they feed on? An international team investigates the strange world 2000 meters below the waves.