Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

Baby loggerhead turtles “dance” when they are expecting food, a behaviour that researchers have used to investigate their navigation abilities. By learning to associate a magnetic field with a food, ...

Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...

Discover the fascinating story of a sea cow fossil in Venezuela, providing insights into prehistoric marine life and predator ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have ...

The non-profit Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine rescues and rehabilitates stranded sea animals, but this year, the center itself is looking for help. Director Sheila Dean is waiting to ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

Together, they found more than a dozen other animals dead from poisoning. Based on a necropsy on one of the javelinas, wildlife officials determined the poison was likely placed in food to attract ...

This means that the oceans will continue to experience alarming heat waves, ice caps will melt, and sea levels will rise. Many ocean species are already moving out of their historical ranges or ...

The motion filed in federal bankruptcy court late last week would transfer all of the company’s assets, including hundreds of exotic animals, to Z&A Management LLC and Jeff Cox, who already owns ...