This guide will help advance the emerging field of environmental DNA (eDNA), a cost-effective, minimally invasive, and ...

Girguis, a professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, specializes in biochemistry and ecological physiology ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic mutation. These species, which diverged on the tree of life millions of ...

A mysterious whale that has long puzzled scientists may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath ...

Explorers have uncovered a breathtaking discovery deep in the ocean, revealing a hidden world thriving around a giant creature’s remains.

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses.

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

The revived organisms resumed their biological activities as if they hadn't been without oxygen and light for thousands of ...

How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...