The deep ocean is a vast reservoir of biodiversity that harbors unique species, communities, and ecosystems,” write the ...

It uses its chin barbel as a lure to attract small fish ... This thrilling deep-sea fish was voted the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. But its jelly-like skin ...

Marine mammals—a group of animals that are ecologically tied to the ocean environment—cannot thrive in confinement. No concrete tank or small sea pen can provide an animal with anything close to the ...

Despite their small footprint, seagrass ecosystems ... ever reported within a single species across multiple animal groups. Second, sea hares from Washington State to California's Morro Bay ...