Early identification of non-indigenous species is important, as they have the potential to disrupt biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem stability, and trophic energy transfer in fragile ecosystems.

Bizarre Frankenstein shorelines made of floating plastic have triggered an unusual transformation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, spawning a new ecosystem. Marine scientists have discovered that ...

The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less than 20% of it. Beneath the familiar waves lies a world so strange, so extreme, and so biologically diverse that it makes the ...