Upright, branching stems bear greenish-white or blue flowers gathered into a cone surrounded by a ruff of spiny bracts. In some, the upper part of the plant is suffused with metallic blue.

A densely branched evergreen shrub with tough, leathery, dark green, oval leaves. Produces terminal trusses of 10 to 15 purple, funnel-shaped flowers in spring. Often used as a rootstock, surviving ...

The overall theme of the high-level meeting will be “Addressing the threats posed by sea-level rise”. Taking place on the heels of the Summit of the Future, the high-level meeting will focus ...

including the differences between sea robin species and the genetics responsible for their unusual traits, such as leglike fins that have evolved so that they largely function as sensory organs.

Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in ... and their embryos grow in egg capsules laid on the sea floor, and feed off egg yolk until they hatch.

A bold plan to pump seawater over the frozen Arctic Ocean could offer humanity a final chance to save the region’s vanishing sea ice. Field trials conducted this year in the Canadian Arctic to ...

SEA of Solutions (SoS) is a flagship partnerships event towards solving plastic pollution at source. Since its launch in 2019, SoS has served as a platform for sharing best practices, fostering ...

Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the ... act as a safeguard for these this super important species," Wever said.

Lakes, rivers, ponds and wetlands face many environmental threats, but one that is changing them most rapidly is the spread of invasive non-native species. Throughout the history of life ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024. (AP ...

A new type of fish described as "grumpy" by scientists has been found in the Arabian Red Sea. The species - scientifically named sueviota aethon - has been dubbed the grumpy dwarfgoby by ...

A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect species for studying evolution and natural selection.