The captain bellowed, “Just marked a nice one!” from the tower as everyone in the cockpit went on high alert. A giant red ball of bait occupied almost the entire screen of the sounder, and seconds ...

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 ...

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Anyone who has seen a nature documentary knows a central truth of life in the animal kingdom: Predators depend on prey — and will perish if they cannot successfully hunt for their next meal. In the ...