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Adorable but venomous: the blue-ringed octopus is something you want to admire from far away.

Research shows that vinegar is the best primary first aid for jellyfish stings as it prevents patients from developing severe envenomation while waiting for emergency care.

Photo by Rickard Zerpe from Wikimedia Commons. Pollination is not limited to plants on land. A new study shows that a red type of algae, Gracilaria gracilis, uses tiny crustaceans to disperse its sex cells in what looks like to be the aquatic version of pollination. The findings of this study co

Aristotle was first to note fish vocalizations and even speculate on language. Now, Cornell scientists have proven it: Most fish can generate sounds, an ability that goes back at least 155 million years

These Slugs Cut Off Their Own Heads When They Want a New Body Image: Sayaka Mitoh Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis aren’t your average gastropods. First off, they’re members of sacoglossa, a clade of slugs known for taking the algae from marine plants and integrating the chloroplasts from that algae into their own cells, allowing them to get energy from sunlight. These two slug species are also capable of extreme regeneration; they can sever their heads and grow entirely new bodies. Advertisement New research published today in Current Biology describes this incredible feat o...