Australia is known for its rich biodiversity. There are creatures living in the land down under that you can’t find anywhere else on the planet. For some Australian families, a fun day at the beach ...

At first glance, tiny flatworms called acoels seem pretty simple. Their few internal organs drift freely in their shapeless bodies, which lack even a digestive tract. Study co-author Bo Wang and his ...

During this week’s Beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I came across several tiny “ice cream cones” scattered along the wrack line. Not the edible kind, of course, but the delicate sandy tubes ...

Beach worms are distinctive inhabitants of sandy shorelines where tides, waves and shifting sediments shape the environment they depend on. Their presence contributes to the ecological functioning of ...