On a Bahamian island, in a landlocked lagoon, the planet’s densest collection of seahorses is offering scientists new ...

Denise’s pygmy seahorse, barely larger than a fingernail, blends perfectly with its coral home. Found in the western Pacific, ...

Male pregnancy. A long, tube-shaped mouth with no teeth. A body covered with bony plates. These are the odd, quintessential features of seahorses, but why? Scientists dove into this question on ...

Saddle up for a close encounter with the sea's most captivating creatures in There's Something About Seahorses, opening Nov. 14 at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.

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A conservationist has said more sightings of seahorses have been reported in the waters around the South West recently. Neil Garrick-Maidment, the founder of Devon-based The Seahorse Trust, said two ...

They had survived a 19-hour flight from Vietnam in a bag of oxygenated water, stashed in a cooler, before they landed at Los Angeles International Airport. The seahorses -- five males and three ...

Seahorses are notoriously slow and awkward. But as scientists have just learned, their unique shape allows them to overcome these limitations. Despite their cute and unassuming appearance, seahorses ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Dr. Laurel A. Neme is also the author of ANIMAL INVESTIGATORS: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered ...