Just before the spring equinox, a friend and I went out on the Fish Creek Trail one morning on a low tide. We saw five or six ...

But despite its apparent lethargy,Pisaster ochraceus serves as a top predator of the intertidal zone—tiger of the tide pool—though it lacks anything like a brain. Sarah Ann Thompson ...

But how do they do it? The intertidal zone differs from most ecosystems in that it's constantly changing. These regions are defined as the area of land that is exposed at low tide but submerged at ...

“And you can be my assistant,” I kindly informed her. We were exploring the intertidal zone — that extraordinary world between high and low tide — on a very special beach: the beach I grew ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A small octopus, unique to Penghu, mates each year around the Tomb Sweeping holiday, leading Penghu ...

Until now. Twice each day, low tide briefly exposes this astounding world — a narrow band of rocky shore known as the intertidal zone. It’s home to a unique species of fish that breathes air ...

Black abalone were once the most abundant large shellfish clinging to the rocks of intertidal zones between Baja and Oregon. A savored delicacy for sea otters and native coastal people alike, these ...