Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are ...

Sturgeon are ancient fish that have been around for 201 million years, giving them the title of “modern fossils” quite easily ...

Kolkata: Two new species of fireflies have been discovered by a city researcher who has been studying these fascinating insects for nearly a decade.Be.

Recycling oyster shells from restaurants provides reef habitat for new oysters, while benefiting the marine economy and ...

I read it in the news and social media. Scientists are saying that we might be the last generation to see fireflies. It’s ...

It was a cold and crystal clear late morning in February, walking around the beaver pond when I heard the unmistakable call ...

The oceans could become so filled with carbon dioxide that scientists are proposing a new factor to measure their capacity ...

After practically disappearing from San Luis Obispo County shores in the late 1990s, Pismo clams have returned to the area in healthy numbers, and some even measure 4.5 inches long — the minimum size ...

The first sign the worm has reached a city is usually that animals in its zoo have become sick, with curious primates often ...

Reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species and buffer shorelines ...

To give new life to shoreline habitats, a growing number of projects are harnessing the reef-building power of oysters.