Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

Neuroscientist Kamilla Souza is bringing the study of whale and dolphin brains to her home country of Brazil. Now there's a ...

Mud dragons (kinorhynchs) are tiny marine invertebrates (100 micrometers to 1 mm) essential to marine ecosystem function.

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Learn more ...

Recent studies have revealed a disturbing new phenomenon: Brazilian sharpnose sharks off the ... It not only affects the health of individual species but also disrupts the balance of marine ecosystems ...

A first-of-its-kind global assessment has revealed 603 wild animals plus five livestock taxa that do more than just inhabit ...

Alberto Alves Campos (Aquasis, Brazil, and University of British Columbia ... Packard strives to protect marine species and ecosystems. She has led the charge for the sustainable seafood movement by ...

This research adds to the growing evidence of how illegal drug consumption is affecting marine life ... causing toxicological effects in species such as brown mussels, oysters, and eels in Santos Bay, ...

Agriculture is the cultivation of plants, animals, and some other organisms ... Here, the authors calculate agriculture’s impact on the Brazilian Cerrado’s diversity with three methods ...

This study identified the overlap between artisanal fishing areas and the Franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), Brazil, to identify areas where the ...

The Catalogue of Plants in Brazil's Protected Areas ends 2024 with 45 published lists of protected area species. This year, the Coastal Marine biome had its presence expanded with the lists of the ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...