This lifeform’s extraordinary biology could hold the key to anti-aging breakthroughs.

Sea lions do not often attack humans, but a slew of recent assaults points to an algae that scientists say is poisoning the animals — and making them more aggressive. This algae releases a neurotoxin ...

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

An upside-down jellyfish drifts gently in a shallow lagoon. At first glance, it looks like it’s just floating, but scientists ...

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The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study revealed that humans have "directly observed" less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor, despite the oceans covering over 70% of Earth's surface. The study, published in ...

Turns out jellyfish and sea anemones – among the ancient creatures with a nervous system instead of a brain – have a very similar sleeping routine to our own. A new study published in Nature ...

The animal kingdom contains a vast array of animals capability of remarkable regenerative abilities, but known are quite as adept at this healing task than sea-swelling Cnidarians, such as hydra, ...