Part biological tank, part master engineer, the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) has moved from East Asia to become one of the world’s most destructive invasive species. By riddling riverbanks ...

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The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

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