marine biology

Coral specimen reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis in animals

Surprisingly, the study suggests that early tetrapod evolution would have been restricted by having fewer skull bones

Despite the high number, first global assessment shows illegal exploitation slightly declining

Social media posts helped scientists to monitor the infrequently sighted southern right whale

A massive, ‘creamy yellow’ relative of Woodlouse was found living at a depth of around 600 to 800 meters

Diversity in bony fish may have been driven by biting prey from surfaces

The trilobite Triarthrus eatoni reached a length of just above 4 cm in about 10 years

Urchins emerge to forage on living kelp when they can’t catch kelp scraps, mowing down swaths of the underwater forest

An enzyme found across all kingdoms of life is missing in sea cucumber

Future seas might be full of them—and little else