Three marker genes targeting prokaryotic, eukaryotic, and vertebrate diversity were used to assess biodiversity within Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. High levels of biodiversity were seen...

NOAA is best known for operating the National Weather Service, but its work stretches from the ocean bed to outer space and supports billion-dollar industries.

Abstract. The Jonah crab, Cancer borealis, is integral to marine ecosystems and supports a rapidly growing commercial fishery in the northwest Atlantic Oce

Corals are bleaching at unprecedented rates due to human-induced climate change. Researchers studying the DNA of corals and the algae they live in symbiosis with aim to better understand how to protec...

Lifespan varies enormously across the animal kingdom, with some animals attaining exceptional longevity. Polinski et al. report a chromosome-level genome assembly for the long-lived red sea urchin and...