ST. JOHN'S — A Canadian scientist has found that amputated bits of flesh cut from scarlet sea cucumbers can carry on for years in a strange new form, somewhere between life and death. Sara Jobson is a ...

New MBARI research has revealed that the sea cucumber Pelagothuria natatrix plays an important and unexpected role in the ...

If you told a guy in the 1760s – when the average lifespan was 38 – that you were 82, he’d probably think you could live forever. Now, Canadian scientists may have accidentally discovered something ...

Learn more about Psolus fabricii, a species of sea cucumber whose severed tissue can survive for years after removal and could change the future of biomedical sciences. A severed piece of sea cucumber ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ...

The newly identified species include sea cucumbers, corals, and crustaceans ...

Few animals seem less animal-like than sea cucumbers. The long, slender beings often appear motionless like the vegetable they resemble as they bask on the seafloor. They lack a brain, eyes or obvious ...

Sea cucumbers are the ocean's janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.

From their bizarre name to their blobby worm shape to the fact that its anus is also a mouth, sea cucumbers are some of the most outlandish things in the ocean. There are more than 1,700 species in ...

When we ponder bioluminescence, our minds often conjure images of mesmerizing squids and radiant fish, captivating our imagination with their dazzling displays. However, as research progresses, we’re ...

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These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are increasingly threatened Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Sea cucumbers ...