Sea urchin skeletons may owe some of their strength to a common geometric design. Urchin skeletons display “an incredible diversity of structures at the microscale, varying from fully ordered to ...

A major shift in western Arctic wind patterns occurred throughout the winter of 2017 and the resulting changes in sea ice movement are possible indicators of a changing climate, says a researcher. A ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

The shrinking of Arctic sea ice could impact daily weather patterns across the United States, a new study has found. The study published in the Journal of Climate by researchers at Penn State ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The National Hurricane Center has recently released its latest outlook for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and it paints a picture of an active season with between 14 and 21 named ...

As hot as the Earth's weather has been in recent years, it's about to get hotter: El Niño is on the way, with warmer sea temperatures promising new weather extremes, U.S. and international forecasters ...

Is it a butterfly? A bee? An alien? Nope! It’s a sea snail. A sea snail. From the sea. This aptly-named Arctic “sea butterfly” (Limacina helicina) is the subject of a new study in the Journal of ...

How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American This month marks the beginning of the ...