Sargassum pipefish, relatives of seahorses, are masters of camouflage, resembling the seaweed they inhabit. These fish are pelagic, living in the open ocean attached to sargassum, and are found in the ...

Anatomy of the pancreas. The pancreas is an elongated, tapered organ located across the back of the belly, behind the stomach. The right side of the organ—called the head—is the widest part of the ...

Much of the archipelago’s undersea splendor is protected, but some areas are being stressed by climate change and harmed by destructive fishing practices.

Tumor cells have higher metabolic activity compared to healthy tissue and consequently consume a lot of glucose. Positron ...

A TINY creature has held up work to protect Weymouth from the sea. Dorset Council says essential repair and replacement work on two crumbling harbour walls at Weymouth Peninsula will now start in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the F/V Seahorse, a fishing vessel two days overdue from Rock Harbor, Orleans, according to US Coast Guard Lt. Quinn LeCain. The white, 30-foot fishing vessel ...

As the UN Ocean Conference kicks off in Nice, we're focusing on seagrass meadows: vital climate allies that are among the least protected ecosystems on Earth. They store more CO2 per hectare than ...

A Canadian-led study found nearly 300 instances of seahorse smuggling in 62 countries over a decade — and researchers say the findings highlight only part of the true scale of the illegal trade.

Nearly five million smuggled seahorses were seized globally by authorities over a 10-year period, Canadian researchers found, warning it's only the "tip of the iceberg" in an illegal trade that is ...

xvi, 492 pages : 28 cm This second edition features full-color art throughout, using a three-dimensional approach to anatomic structure. Emphasizing surface anatomy, it features unique additional ...

Seahorses also have an unusual anatomy. Their bodies are covered with bony plates rather than scales, which helps protect them from predators. Their prehensile tails, ...