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Ecologically- and economically-rich coral reefs occur in very specific places on our planet.
New species finds include a succulent plant, worms and crustaceans near a hydrothermal vent and desert bees.
How can we effectively communicate the urgency around plastic pollution in the ocean to effect change?
Genetic sequencing puts two marine worms in their place and confirms that another defies classification.
American alligators—such as the Academy's alligator with albinism, Claude—were once critically endangered.
Two recent publications discuss the need to protect the vulnerable deep ocean.
Today we're featuring tidbits on cowbird identity, monarch flight, and saiga trouble.
How are jellyfish and lamprey eels so efficient at moving through the water?
What's going on in fruit fly brains as they observe motion? Do our neurons operate similarly?
Cats are dangerous to wildlife—learn how to curb their killer instincts.
