A new study has uncovered a previously unknown antiviral defense mechanism in sea anemones, revealing that animals may have ...

SUNY Geneseo's Assistant Professor Mackenzie Gerringer and 13 biology undergraduates and alums partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Exploration program to ...

Des Moines Public School's marine biology program has some new projects and marine animals for students to learn.

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

A juvenile sea star roughly the size of a teacup.

The deep sea, areas of the ocean below 200 meters, is the largest biome on Earth‐‐vast, remote, and inhospitable. These conditions create unique challenges for deep‐sea life and the scientists who ...

The College established the Doherty Marine Biology Postdoctoral Scholar position in 2005 with a grant of $500,000 from the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation and a $500,000 match from ...

Researchers identified a species of sea urchin with a relatively short breeding cycle of six months. They used CRISPR technology to remove a gene that provides pigment. Male albino sea urchins ...

Although the subjects of marine biology and biochemistry do not seem to be an obvious pairing, there are a lot of overlaps. The biochemical processes that specialized organisms have developed to live ...

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Few creatures are more aptly named. The crown-of-thorns, a large, reddish brown sea dweller, has as many as 21 arms, all covered with venomous spines that can temporarily paralyze a swimmer and ...