New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species. Biologists have ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organizational Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name ...

Darwin imagined evolution as a slow, gradual progress, with species accumulating small changes over time. But even he was ...

A comparative genome study of earthworms and their marine relatives led by the IBE with involvement of the UAB shows that ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

A new study documents the discovery of over 100 ribbon worm species off the coast of Oman, most of which are new to science.

A survey of Oman's marine waters has revealed over 100 species of ribbon worms (Nemertea), marking the first systematic study of these marine predators in Arabian waters. The research, appearing ...

Join us on a fascinating journey as we embark on the unique challenge of designing a cruise ship unlike any other. In this ...

Most are smaller than a toothpick, though some can grow longer than a blue whale. Some of them come in an unassuming brown or beige color, while ...