The results of these extensive studies, published in the journal "Deep-Sea Research Part I," indicate that the evolution of ...

allowing us to study the luminous behavior of deep-sea animals in their natural habitat.” Like other nudibranchs, the mystery mollusk is a hermaphrodite, possessing both male and female sex organs.

Nudibranch hunters are the birdwatchers of the sea: They move slowly through their ... I turn a rock over and find a large slug-like creature. It is deep purple, with a frilly orange and lilac ...

“They do eventually come to an end,” he says. Usually, that’s when really extreme changes occur. And when he looks at the ...

Another exciting find is a new sea creature called *Bathydevius caudactylus*, a kind of nudibranch that glows and has a jelly-like hood. Found thousands of meters deep, it shows how life adapts to ...

This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the kaleidoscopically colourful sea slug. Nudibranchs, commonly known as sea slugs, are a group of shell-less marine molluscs.

In January 2024, Norway surprised the world with the announcement it planned to open its waters for exploratory deep-sea mining, the first nation to do so. If all went to plan, companies would be ...

Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...