The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...

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 ...

They chose to study the sea anemone species Actinia equina, a species that exhibits individual behaviors. "We call them animal personalities. They are different behavioral life strategies found in ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Toba Aquarium curator Takeya Moritaki gasped in shock when he saw a large sea spider feasting on a sea anemone. But it wasn’t the spectacle that startled Moritaki, 50, who ...