The little sand lance is unexpectedly split in two, revealing a breadth of genetic diversity that could help it survive. By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine Published Mar 7, 2023 9:00 PM EST Add Popular ...

Normally, a whale watch cruise from Boston Harbor might yield two or three close sightings, even on good days. But this month, whale watchers have been treated to a rare abundance of humpback whales, ...

AMHERST, Mass. - A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as "a quintessential forage fish" for puffins, terns and other seabirds, humpback whales and other marine mammals, and ...

A hunter in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., took home a surprising prize on a recent hunting trip — an elusive fish that scientists spent all summer looking for in the northern community. Sand lance are tiny fish ...

The highlight of our Berners Bay cruise with Audubon was sighting a pod of orcas, calmly swimming back and forth close to a gravelly beach. There were perhaps five or six individuals in the group: a ...

In the vast oceans, one would assume their inhabitants can travel far and wide and, as a result, populations of a species would mix freely. But this doesn't appear to be the case for a vital forage ...

Did a sand lance eat its way out of a shark’s head? There’s another explanation, experts say. Facebook screengrab If it’s possible for one fish to eat its way out of another fish, the uncomfortable ...