When vacationers head into the water, they often take a quick look at the ocean floor—and for good reason. In some European vacation spots, there are marine creatures best avoided. TRAVELBOOK, in ...

When we think of slugs, we often picture slimy brown garden creatures. Under the sea, however, you can find slugs so colorful ...

Only this is real. A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic organelles into their own bodies.

SOME SEA slugs are kleptomaniacs. Elysia crispata, a species of these marine molluscs found in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean, is among the most notorious. When the slugs eat algae, their ...

Sea slugs with the brightest colouration and most eye-catching patterns are active during the daytime, when their appearance is at its most striking, recent research from The University of Queensland ...

One of the few animals able to photosynthesize, this tiny invertebrate acquires chloroplasts by munching on Avrainvillea, a ...

At first glance, the lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata) looks like a leafy underwater alien. But what’s hiding inside its frilly green body is far more fascinating than its salad-like appearance ...

After 48 years in the United States, decorated Army veteran Sae Joon Park deported himself to South Korea.

It might look like something you'd find in an alien salad, but this bizarre sea slug can actually steal body parts from other organisms and use their powers for itself. The lettuce sea slug ...

These tiny green slugs live on Avrainvillea algae, which also serves as their only food source. Like land-dwelling sheep, these sea slugs are grazers, feeding on the algae they inhabit.

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports to South Korea after living in US for nearly 50 years Tuesday, June 24, 2025 ...