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 ...

Scientists from the University of Vienna studied the genome of the scarlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) in an attempt to undercover its immortal abilities. According to a new study ...

Laurent Ballesta (France) endures below-freezing dives to reveal the diversity of life beneath Antarctica’s ice. This is the first-ever photograph of the only sea anemone in the world known to live in ...

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Many sea sponges, like anemones, use toxins to repel would-be predators. Some species of sea slugs, however, such as Platydoris scabra, have evolved immunity against the toxins of specific sponge ...

Stinging cells, produced by cnidarians such as jellyfish and anemones, are one of ocean creatures' most effective defences. This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the ...

More information: Anastasiia Iakovleva et al, From ctenophores to scyphozoans: parasitic spillover of a burrowing sea anemone ...

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 ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

The film business veteran is starring in an Anemone, which he co-wrote with his son Ronan Day-Lewis. The film is also Ronan’s first time directing. The movie announcement comes seven years after ...

You might love paddling or swimming at the beach. Maybe you love checking out colourful sea anemones in a rock pool. It could be that you dream of dolphins, splashing around in the deep blue sea.