Sea butterflies flit through the ocean on gossamer wings, each species with a style of its own. These tiny marine snails, or thecosomes, migrate up to surface waters at night to feed and sink to ...

THE fascinating diversity of mollusc shells is showcased in these striking photographs of part of the shell collection at the Natural History Museum in London. The images are taken from Interesting ...

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Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...

As human activities have increased the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere, the world's oceans have absorbed nearly 30% of this excess CO2. When CO2 enters seawater, it undergoes a ...

The striking purple sea snail (Janthina) found after washing up on a beach in La Jolla, California. (Image: Natural History Museum) A rare purple Janthina sea snail washed up on La Jolla beach, ...

The Port of L.A. is having a dramatic year. Hereis what its chief sees in its future The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, at the time the largest container ship to ever make port in North America, unloads ...