On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

While some artists and designers are inspired by the form and function of nature, others engage with its metaphorical ...

The anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, is small, measuring just over half an inch in height, researchers said.

So while the sea anemone's genome, gene repertoire, and gene regulation on the DNA level is surprisingly similar to vertebrates, its post-transcriptional regulation is undeniably plant-like -- and ...

A study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism ("BMP shuttling") enables ...

These unusual anemones are rarely seen on land because they spend their lives drifting in the open ocean, clinging to floating debris. They literally look like bird poop if you did not know what ...

During this week’s beach surveys along Port Aransas, an unusual sight greeted me — several hitchhiker sea anemones (Calliactis tricolor) washing up on the shore. These vibrant creatures ...

Scientists found a “flower”-like sea creature with 22 tentacles and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean, a ...

Where Does the Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone Live? The Venus flytrap anemone lives deep in the ocean at a range of around 3,300 to 6,600 feet. This is the ocean’s midnight zone, and it’s so far ...

Systemic coordination of whole-body tissue remodeling during local regeneration in sea anemones. Developmental Cell , 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.11.001 Cite This Page : ...

With the remarkable starlet sea anemone as their model, they’re eager to uncover more secrets about how organisms heal and maintain balance. Reference: Cheung S, Bredikhin D, Gerber T, et al. Systemic ...

Researchers discovered that starlet sea anemones reshape their entire bodies during regeneration to maintain their original proportions. Using spatial transcriptomics, the team identified enzymes ...