Scientists have solved the mystery of how Amphibolis antarctica, Australia’s strange sea nymph seagrass, reproduces underwater.

It may sound too bizarre to be true, but the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a fish that inhabits rivers, lakes, and swamps ...

In many underwater ecosystems, seagrass meadows act as a food source, a safe haven, and an ecological lynchpin. But until now, very little was known about how these plants reproduce—critical ...

Researchers in Canada discovered 567-million-year-old Ediacaran fossils that may contain the earliest evidence of sexual ...

Pearlfish are slender eel-like fish that survive by swimming directly into the bodies of sea cucumbers through their anus, using the animals as living shelters from predators . Sea cucumbers breathe ...

For a creature with no brain or spine, there’s a lot going on inside the sea cucumber. Surviving the wilds of the open ocean requires a delicate trade-off between staying hidden and staying fed, plus ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The global trade in sea cucumbers has grown since 2013 and continues to decimate the populations of many species, according to a recent study that ...

MANILA, Philippines – A study on sea cucumber biodiversity by a researcher from the University of the Philippines Diliman won the 2026 NAST Environmental Science Award on April 22, recognizing its ...

Sea cucumbers are long, blob-like sea creatures that live just beyond the surf, where they burrow into the sand for protection, according to the Seaside Aquarium. However, the sea creatures can be ...

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy surf and low tide. The partially translucent, pink gelatinous creatures ...