A millimeter-sized sea animal could hold clues to the evolution of the human nervous system. While placozoans are simple animals only as big as a grain of sand, the blobs have unique cells that could ...
The ocean is one of the least explored places on Earth, yet it is home to some of the most incredible life forms ever ...
A male California sea lion at Año Nuevo Reserve. (Photo by Ana Valenzuela Toro) California sea lion skulls used in the study were collected by the late Ray Bandar of San Francisco and are now in the ...
Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.