Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. In a global study, scientists analyzed long-term data ...

What usually comes to mind when thinking of animal camouflage are creatures staying still to blend in perfectly with their surroundings. For instance, an Arctic fox becomes invisible in the snow, and ...

Microplastics are a growing problem worldwide. They disrupt ecosystems and contribute to adverse effects, like metabolic disorders, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and developmental toxicity in the ...

This week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast brought an exciting find — several sargassum frogfish, also known as anglerfish, hidden among the freshly washed-up mats of seaweed. These ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become ...