Invasive fish species can drive out native species, upsetting the balance of the ecosystems in which they appear. One of the ...

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as ...

Here's what happens: The plankton eat algae that contains the acid, and then the fish eat the plankton, and the sea lions eat the fish — one thing surviving off another, passing on the toxic acid.

University of Rhode Island marine biologists and students track and research sharks that live off the coast of the Ocean State, as well as their prey. “There’s a lot of sharks that are up here.