There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth, from the intertidal zone to more than four ...

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Some of the animals “likely arrived during recent El Niño phenomena” when ocean currents “temporarily reversed” direction, ...

Here's a list of some marine animals that might just out-romance all of us. Glide past a coral reef, and you might catch ... and it keeps pairs from drifting apart. Sea otters are affectionate ...

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Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...

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Australia's Ningaloo Reef, one of the world's longest near-shore coral reefs and a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, is ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...