Meet one of the most extraordinary creatures on Earth—a tiny sea slug that steals the power of photosynthesis from algae, ...

You might think a creature with no arms, legs, or hard edges wouldn't cause too much trouble, but slugs are one of the worst garden pests and should be banished from your yard immediately. There are ...

There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, ...

At first glance, it looks more like a tiny leaf than a sea creature. But one post is reminding people that some of the most ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Study lead author Ho-Yeung Chan first spotted the sea slug during a recreational dive in the coastal waters of Keelung, northern Taiwan, in 2019.

A sea slug smaller than a sesame seed has turned up in Taiwan’s coastal waters — and it’s so tiny and unusual that scientists realized they had discovered a completely new species. Named Thecacera ...

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Imagine spotting a cluster of iridescent blue creatures gliding across the ocean surface, looking like escaped jewels from a dragon’s hoard. These aren’t mythical beasts. They’re blue dragon sea slugs ...

Ugh, slugs. These slimy, gross critters are the bane of many gardeners' existence. Their expansive menu of plants for consumption includes your precious seedlings — and their voracious appetite can ...

This is an animal called the leaf sheep: It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. Leaf sheep are kleptoplastic organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in ...

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