Marine ecosystems

Discoveries 9.5-million-year-old whale carcass reveals new brittle star species

Tiny skeletal plates found near an ancient whale reveal a new brittle-star species and clues to life around a shallow-water whale fall.

Green Impact Australia’s 1,640-foot tall coral reef reveals a hidden ocean landscape taller than the Empire State Building Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Ancient animal feces may have helped transform Earth’s oceans 540 million years ago Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Old World War wrecks are still leaking TNT into the North Sea Joshua Shavit

Green Impact How animal feces became an evolutionary force 540 million years ago Joseph Shavit