The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

Combing through coffee table books on sea life, his eye landed on a photo of two fish peeking out of an anemone. "It was so arresting," Stanton says. "I had no idea what kind of fish they were ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Humans are generally too large to feel their zing, but sea anemones harbor stinging cells that remind other marine life to keep a wide berth.

The recent cold front that swept through the Texas coast has left an unusual sight on local beaches: Thousands of sea pens.

The Borealis Mud Volcano, 400 metres below the surface, continuously releases methane-rich fluids, creating a unique deep-sea ...

Life in the abyss is hard ... in association with an actinostolid anemone from the abyssal Labrador Sea, Marine Biodiversity (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s12526-024-01481-1 ...

Researchers discovered the Borealis Mud Volcano, a marine biodiversity hotspot with unique geological and ecological ...

To test this, we used the sea anemones our colleagues breed as a model for corals. Sea anemones and corals are closely related and share a lot of biological processes, including a symbiotic ...

Rory and Sandy head to the beach to look for sea anemones, whilst Chantelle meets a sea anemone expert on a night-time rockpool safari. Show more Gabi and Izzy want to find out all about sea ...