Why Alaska’s Bears are Waking Up Mid-Hibernation
One of the great marvels of nature is how bears, the largest carnivore in North America, are able to hibernate all winter, ...
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Name a New Species
and the segmentation and bristles are visible on the animal's underside (bottom image). This new species of Themis scaleworm (Polynoidae, a group of annelid worms) was collected on deep-sea research ...
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In cold waters, sea otters float and charm
Naturalist Stan Tekiela explores the enduring charm, biology, and resilience of sea otters during a recent photo tour in ...
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Study: Non-native Species, Climate Change Impact On Native Species, Including Southeast Alaska Salmon In The Future
The researchers fear that this increased negative interaction could lead to local extinctions of native salmonids, similar to ...
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Researchers inside deep-sea vehicle collect strange creatures — and find new species
The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other related species) sets the animal apart. The species earns its ...
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Sea otters help kelp forests recover—but how fast depends on where they are
New CU Boulder research found sea otters, an important keystone species, play a vital role in ... While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent, sea urchin ...
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‘Fragile’ deep-sea creature — with 20 tentacles — discovered as new species in Pacific
The animal has 20 shield-shaped tentacles and rows of paired papillae. There are more than 1,800 sea cucumber species spread out across the world’s oceans, and they play a key role in their ...