Every surface in our bodies not covered in skin is lined with a protective layer of mucus – a slimy network of proteins that acts as a physical barrier against bacteria and other infectious agents. In ...

A small team of marine biologists at the University of Bristol, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Regional Research and Innovation Agency of West Papua, Indonesia, has found that wild ...

The guides track rare species, what’s changing and what’s disappearing even before you’ve learnt to recognise it. Check out what it takes to introduce an old world to new viewers. And happy spotting!

Fascinating new research shows mollusk blood proteins have strong antimicrobial properties, especially when combined with ...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an online tool that enables abalone farmers along ...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed satellite ocean colour maps to warn of red tides ...

Researchers have created a bioinspired adhesive that combines mussel-derived stickiness with mucus proteins that prevent ...

Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will hold a “Sleuthing With Shells” class on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to ...

Engineers have developed a groundbreaking glue that fuses the properties of mucus and mussel plaques, paving the way for ...

Now, MIT and Freie Universität Berlin engineers have developed a groundbreaking new glue. This innovative adhesive combines ...