Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Imagine a bustling metropolis within your mouth—a dynamic community of microorganisms forming biofilms on your teeth and gums ...

On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

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The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite the fact that no male sharks appear to have been involved. Shark pup ...

A lonely ocean sunfish in a Japanese aquarium, which seemed to be missing its human visitors and caretakers during the facility’s closure, has found a surprising source of comfort. In a post on ...

The Seattle Aquarium laid off 12 staff members last month as the cost of opening and operating its new waterfront Ocean Pavilion in 2024 outpaced the facility’s revenue. The layoffs, which ...

This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real challenge faced by staff at a Japanese aquarium when they noticed their sunfish was ailing. Almost as soon as the ...