Picture this: a crab carefully tending to its own underwater garden, harvesting like a meticulous farmer. While this might sound like something from a children’s story, the reality is far more fascinating. Marine scientists have discovered that certain crab species have developed remarkable relationships with and algae that resemble agricultural practices more than typical predator-prey ...
In the frigid depths of the North Atlantic, where sunlight barely penetrates and temperatures hover just above freezing, lives one of nature’s most remarkable survivors. The American lobster moves through this underwater world like an armored tank, its claws ready to defend territory or capture prey. What most people see as a delicious seafood delicacy ...
Beneath Bermuda’s bustling cities and sun-kissed beaches lies an undiscovered world full of evolutionary mysteries. Scientists have discovered Tetragoniceps bermudensis, a newly identified species of copepod, in the limestone caves of the Walsingham system, which are part of a complex cave system within Bermuda’s limestone mountains. This tiny crustacean, measuring only a few millimeters, is ...
