Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.

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Learn about Costa Rica's innovative Payment for Marine Environmental Services Program, protecting marine ecosystems while ...

It’s finally happened!” one researcher exclaimed during the team’s livestream on December 3rd, with another adding, “A ...

Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. With that fact in mind, ...

"A dream come true." The research crew of the E/V Nautilus was over the moon after spotting an actual nautilus during an ROV ...

A new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusk, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of marine ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to ...

A now-dead clam nicknamed “Ming” is the oldest living individual animal ever found at 507 years old.

Unlike clams, the heart cockle doesn't need to open wide to bask in the sun. It has a clever trick up its shell: tiny, ...