When we think of slugs, we often picture slimy brown garden creatures. Under the sea, however, you can find slugs so colorful and unique they seem to have been transplanted from another planet ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a strange glowing sea slug off the coast of California that lives in the water column — unlike most other species of its kind. When you purchase through links on ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, they described 72 new-to-science species from six continents — creatures ...

Blue dragon sea slugs have been seen in recent weeks washing up on gulf coast Texas beaches but the small venomous creatures are no strangers to Florida. With their hypnotic and iridescent blue color, ...

Elysia chlorotica is a rare sea slug that blurs the line between plant and animal. By stealing chloroplasts from algae, it can photosynthesise and survive for months without eating. Found along the US ...