A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

“It’s a paradox. The deep sea is highly connected, but also incredibly fragile,” said Dr. O’Hara. “Understanding how life is distributed and moves through this vast environment is essential if we want ...

It was voted as Australia’s Best Beach a few short months ago, but under the surface a dark shift is taking place. An army of invaders is turning the sea bed into a barren wasteland, and experts fear ...

Sandy sea anemone at Ellwood Beach in Goleta. Janet King photo ...

A study of ancient corals revealed troubling implications as humankind contemplates the prospect of rising sea levels.

Abstract This study provides an in-depth examination of the ecological interaction between the non-native Diadumene lineata (Verrill, 1869) sea anemone, and the Polysyncraton amethysteum Van Name, ...

Sea anemones may look alien, but scientists just found out they're hiding an ancient body 'blueprint' – one that most animals, including humans, still follow.

After all, the lake itself is far from tropical, and the word "reef" invokes images of vast coral jungles, sea anemones and perhaps a clownfish or two. But Lake Erie does actually have reefs.

A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic organelles into their own bodies. The organelles continue to perform ...