The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral makes passing reference to an extraordinary claim: Beaches are made of parrotfish poop. Here’s the thinking: These colorful beaked creatures of the reefs eat ...

Acorn worms live in burrows on the seafloor so you’re not likely to ever see one. But you may see their absolutely enormous piles of poop. Snorkelers and divers have noted them for years and Nat Geo ...

I was scrolling innocently through YouTube recently when I spotted a fact that changed how I view beaches forever. In an interview with WIRED, marine biologist Dr. Kory Evans responded to a question ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, Sam and Deboki cover the role parrotfish poop may play in your next beach vacation and how the molecule 2,3-BPG helps people adapt to high altitudes and more.

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"Estimating the carbon content of fish feces helps us learn about how important fish might be for transporting and storing carbon in coastal ecosystems," she says. Martin also measured how fast the ...