Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Male pregnancy is a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom, ...

I’ll see your octopus and raise you one seahorse. Turns out, an octopus isn’t terribly rare in these waters, though it’s quite odd to find one deep inshore — as famously happened last week in Mosquito ...

A couple of weeks ago, one of my advanced placement environmental science students, Quintin, who happens to work on a lobster boat during his free time, brought in a tiny treasure to show me. He had ...