Mankind has explored other planets in the solar system more than the ocean depths here on Earth. Many of the rarely seen deep ...

Earth's oceans are full of strange creatures. A team of scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have found a ...

These beams illuminate passing deep sea squid (Bathyteuthis berryi), stinging strands of ... and communicate through ...

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While most sea slugs use a rough tongue to feed on prey attached to the seafloor, B. caudactylus uses a cavernous hood to ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Using a remote vehicle, scientists first noticed the so-called a mystery mollusk in February 2000 at a depth of 8,576 feet in ...

Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail, and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of ...

Completely artificial proteins that produce bioluminescence can serve as a non-invasive method for bioimaging, diagnostics, drug discovery, and more. Bioluminescence is the natural chemical ...

Bioluminescence is the natural chemical process of light creation in some living creatures that makes fireflies flicker and some jellyfish glow. Scientists have long been interested in borrowing the ...

Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," Bathydevius caudactylus is a new species of sea slug that is see-through and bioluminescent. Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," Bathydevius caudactylus is a new ...