deep sea
See ya later, alligator! The cycle of life for alligators in the deep sea
Scientists sank an alligator to the depths of the Gulf to see what snaps
Tag: food chain
Ecology
Feasting whales fuel ocean ecosystems
Baleen whales eat a lot. Can their appetites help marine ecosystems recover from overfishing?
Behavior
Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere
From deep-sea crabs to large apex predators near the surface, nothing seems to escape the sharp jaws of cookiecutter sharks.
Ecology
Unicellular Predators Feast at Hydrothermal Vents
Hydrothermal vent fluids support an intriguing food web, and unicellular protistan predators play an outsized role.
Biology Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Far reaching microplastics: They may be closer than you think
We all know plastic pollution is a growing problem in our oceans harming sea creatures and covering beaches. What is…
Human impacts
Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution
If the adage "you are what you eat" holds true, we may be in some big trouble. A recent study…