The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear." It's an apt name for this majestic species, which spends much of its life in, around, or on the ocean–predominantly on the sea ice. In ...

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 ...

Australia and New Zealand are bracing themselves for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some were dark red and others were yellowish-orange and white, with dark black ... new species like this grumpy dwarfgoby shows how much biodiversity remains undiscovered in the Red Sea ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Against all odds, Ukraine has gained the initiative in the Black Sea. But a silent threat under the waves is poised to long outlast Russia's ...

More information: Viktor Nunes Peinemann et al, The Grumpy dwarfgoby, a new species of Sueviota (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea, ZooKeys (2024). DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1212.121135 Journal ...

A strike last month on a merchant ship in the Black Sea was almost certainly the result of a bungled Russian bomber attack using outdated ammunition, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

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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.