1993). There are a number of other well-described examples where keystone species act as determinate predators. Sea otters (i) regulate sea urchin populations, which in turn feed upon kelp and ...

Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. →Long sea creature — ...

Finally, the third new species is Pseudionella pumulaensis. This is a parasitic isopod – a tiny crustacean.

Researchers uncover new cartilaginous fish species on the Madagascar Ridge, stressing the urgency of conservation in these ...

A threatened species of UK coral has been bred for the first time in a UK aquarium, at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in ...

The species usually has moderate population densities in the western Atlantic, but its populations exploded in the Black Sea and the adjacent Azov Sea and Sea of Marmara. M. leidyi has invaded the ...

New 'Grumpy' Fish Species Discovered in the Red Sea Sep. 16, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new species of fish, the 'grumpy dwarfgoby'. Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large ...

Aug. 5, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new species of sea star (also known as starfish). The discovery came about thanks to collaborative work among researchers, fishers, and aquarium and ...

In North America sea otters once ranged from Baja California, Mexico, all the way to Alaska. Between 1741 and 1911, the maritime fur trade fueled voracious large-scale hunting and trapping that ...

Cute but not cuddly, a colony of sea squirts dubbed “Skeleton panda ascidian” by divers after being discovered in waters off Okinawa Prefecture has been identified as a new species. The sea ...