A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged a heritable form of bacterial symbiosis inside the ...

Every October, Blue Bay in southeastern Mauritius, named for its enticing waters, takes on a pinkish hue. The cause: corals ...

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Ostracods, sometimes called seed shrimp, are nearly microscopic, aquatic organisms, inhabiting all types of marine and freshwater environments. Using fluorescence microscopy, the team discovered that ...

Stingrays give birth to live babies, but they aren't mammals. Learn all about these fascinating fish that live in oceans and ...

“The thing people need to know is don’t kill it, don’t squish it, don’t cut it up, because it makes three or four more worms, it’s asexual reproduction,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told ...

Ostracods, sometimes called seed shrimp, are nearly microscopic, aquatic organisms, inhabiting all types of marine and ...

There’s a real risk. Officials issue warning after several sightings of dangerous 'hammerhead worm': 'Don't kill it, don't ...

When videographer Steve Hathaway was filming a tourism promo on October 25 on an island off the coast of New Zealand, his ...

The freshwater flatworm Stenostomum brevipharyngium is, by all accounts, a simple fellow. The worm is small and entirely soft. It has no eyes, only sensory pits that control balance and orientation.