Science & the Sea

Many birds and some primates and other mammals mate with one partner for life, but such monogamy is rare in...

If you’re a baby white shark, could Long Island be your summer refuge? That’s the question a team of scientists...

If you’re a Disney fan, you’re probably familiar with Sebastian, the lobster who sings “Under the Sea” in The Little...

One is purple, one is pink, and one is blue, and it took 40 scientists from 17 countries to find...

Families that celebrate Christmas will likely have a colorful tree lighting up their living room right now. But under the...

When two unrelated species help each other, their relationship is symbiotic, or mutually beneficial. When one species feeds off another,...

Camouflage is one of the best evolutionary strategies there is for evading predators, and hogfish are masters of it. These pointy-nosed reef...

Sailors’ lore about the ocean has captured popular imagination for centuries, from mermaids and sirens to the mythical Kraken. But often these...

If it took more than four years for your eggs to hatch, no one could blame you for seeking a way...

It’s not just humans who enjoy a snack that jiggles and wiggles like gelatin does. To the surprise of scientists, it...