The sea slug is bright green, shaped like a leaf and doing something very few animals can: harnessing the power of the sun.

The video above takes viewers beneath the waters off Bali, Indonesia, where a truly unusual marine animal glides across the seafloor. At first glance, it looks almost unreal — soft, translucent, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the key differences between plants and animals is the presence of chloroplasts in cells. Plants have chloroplasts, and ...

Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to the New York Times, Sayaka Mitoh, a Ph.D. candidate at Nara Women's University in Japan, was ...

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, ground-dwelling, and, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some sea slugs can live without their bodies. Cut their heads off ...

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 ...