marine life Archives

The Potential of Oysters in the Fight Against Superbugs

Superbugs have evolved to resist existing antimicrobial treatments, but new research into oysters may lead us to better antibiotics.

Comb jellies can fuse with another comb jelly of the same species. What makes this evolutionarily possible?

Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.

Blue whales are the largest animal on Earth, yet the breeding grounds of these elusive creatures remained a mystery for a long time…until now.

Many of the harms done by climate change and overfishing are worst near the surface. Could coral reefs relocate deeper to escape them?

Why is the biological impact of human activities greater for some marine life populations than others? Scientists investigate.

by Michael Bear Since 2000, I’ve been an avid scuba diver in Southern California. When the Yukon, a 366 ft.…

By Patricia Balbon Day-to-day encounters of fish—at the grocery store, visiting an aquarium—passively reinforce a notion of triviality about aquatic…

The shortfin mako shark is disappearing 10 times faster than previously thought. How are researchers trying to change this process?

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