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"I’ve been sitting for hours in a darkened room with over 20 computer screens. And I love it. I’m watching particles of marine snow falling down the screen until someone says, 'stop let’s look at that'!.”

Sea stars have small true compound eyes on their arm tips, sometimes called optic cushions.

If you look at the bottom of the Tree of Life in our poster you will see the words ‘Life Begins’. A natural question might be: what was the first life form?

For many centuries, including in ancient Egypt and Greece, doctors thought blood-letting – reducing the amount of blood in a sick person’s body – would cure various illnesses.

The ocean has absorbed more than 90% of the excess heat in the climate system. Global sea surface temperatures have been warming by nearly 1°C since 1900. Sponges have already died in several places due to high ocean temperatures.

Ecosystems are quickly changing because of the climate crisis. Temperatures are rising and shrinking the cooler refuges that the butterflies need.

With new tools for exploration, scientists are discovering a wide diversity of animals in this seemingly inhospitable realm.

Sea turtles face multiple threats both at sea and on the beaches where they nest. How can we protect these charismatic creatures?

Hey Crazy Eyes! Lobsters, shrimp and crabs and other crustaceans have an amazing diversity of both simple and compound eyes, each with standard crustacean features.

The culprit behind sea star wasting disease