Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Sea pork's lumpy, rubbery texture and muted colors make them easy to mistake for something artificial, but they are live ...

Tunicates that were placed in the sea six months ago have now been harvested. These ocean weeds can become a new aquaculture adventure. Tunicates that were placed in the sea six months ago have now ...

Research recently published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics describes a proof-of-principle study of a new method to remove nano- and microplastics from the ocean. The method employs a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A rare, half-billion-year-old fossil gives us a clue to how a ...

Beneath the waves, there are strange, almost alien creatures that raise questions about the evolution of life on Earth and our own earliest origins. The answers might be hiding in tunicates. Tunicates ...

It sounds too good to be true: a common marine species that consumes microorganisms and can be converted into much-needed feed for salmon or a combustible biofuel for filling petrol tanks. And it can ...

Karma Nanglu says his favorite animal is whichever one he’s working on. But his latest subject may hold first place status for a while: a 500-million-year-old fossil from the wonderfully weird group ...

When I recently posted photos of some tunicates (common marine animals of the coast) encrusting an old lobster trap to my website, a former student commented "kinda looks like someone sneezed, Doctor.