Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Psolus fabricii is a type of sea cucumber native to the North Atlantic Ocean. - Sara Jobson/Mercier Lab, MUN What does it mean to ...

The oceans are home to many of Earth's longest living creatures. Glass sponges can survive for more than 10,000 years, and an individual quahog clam can thrive for more than 500. When scientists ...

A sea cucumber, lying innocently on a bed of sand, looks kind of like a blob, and feels almost plushy. But although the creatures seem squishy and defenseless, they have evolved fascinating strategies ...

Help to solve one of the world's most pressing dilemmas—how to feed the growing population while protecting the planet—may be at hand from a surprising ally—the sea cucumber. New research led by the ...

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Detached tissues from the sea cucumber's tube feet and feeding tentacles survived for more than three years, a find that could shape the study of aging.

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As the tide goes out at dusk, three men equipped with diving gear are walking into the open sea. A fourth one keeps watch to alert them if he sees police or witnesses. The divers are wading through ...

Sea cucumbers' self defense trick could boost multi-million dollar industry. Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off ...