In 2000, biologists on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef took tiny tissue samples from 76 sea cucumbers, put them back on the ...

Few animals seem less animal-like than sea cucumbers. The long, slender beings often appear motionless like the vegetable they resemble as they bask on the seafloor. They lack a brain, eyes or obvious ...

A new study shows one species of sea cucumber lives much longer than previously thought, putting it at even more risk of ...

Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes in the murky depths. Sea cucumbers are a food delicacy in south Asia ...

A sea cucumber, lying innocently on a bed of sand, looks kind of like a blob, and feels almost plushy. But although the creatures seem squishy and defenseless, they have evolved fascinating strategies ...

Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are strange, cylindrical marine invertebrates closely related to sea urchins and starfish. They have no eyes, resemble a colossal chubby worm, and use their anus for both ...

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In October 2016, diver Sean Smyrichinsky uncovered a remarkable object beneath the waters near Banks Island. He speculated ...

A tunable, sea cucumber-inspired hydrogel supported more organized tendon regeneration than stitches alone in a preclinical ...

They're a marine delicacy loved across Asia, but the humble sea cucumber is also proving to be a key ingredient in preventing diabetes, according to new research from the University of South Australia ...

Researchers are calling for better protection of tropical sea cucumbers in the Great Barrier Reef whose numbers are dwindling due to persistent and increasing overharvesting. New research reveals that ...