The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The gooey ink secretions of sea hares do more ...