There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

In the shallow marine waters off of the coasts of Japan, Philippines, you can find these adorable little creatures floating about in their magical underworld. They are Leaf Sheep.They are one of the ...

A bright green sea slug along America’s coast feeds on sunlight, not food, borrowing plant power to survive months unfed, ...

IN THE coral-rich waters off Japan, scientists have discovered a tiny creature that looks more like a cartoon character than ...

In the vast and colorful—and sometimes terrifying—world of marine life, few creatures are as captivating as the Costasiella kuroshimae. Affectionately known as the "leaf sheep" or the "Shaun-the-sheep ...

Unlike their shelled relatives, which can tuck in and hide from predators and environmental factors, sea slugs are just out ...

Studying sea slugs in the group Sacoglossa can mean being on the receiving end of some very imaginative emails. Sidney K. Pierce, of the University of South Florida, retired a few years ago. “But to ...

If you live in an urban environment, it might seem like the animals you see every day—birds, bugs, squirrels—have adapted perfectly fine to city life. The team combed through years of iNaturalist data ...