Scientists uncover rare parasitic snails living inside sea cucumbers in Japan—offering new insights into unusual animal relationships.

A sugar in sea cucumbers may block a cancer-linked enzyme without affecting blood clotting or requiring pig-based drugs.

Scientists reveal how natural sugars in sea cucumber fight cancer growth, offering a safer, marine-based option for future ...

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The traders came seeking sea cucumbers, which they dried into a product called trepang or bêche-de-mer. And they brought more than just the tamarinds. First Nations peoples interacted with the ...

Researchers inside a deep-sea vehicle collected sea cucumbers from the seafloor, then discovered two new species. Jong Marshes via Unsplash Off the western coast of Australia, the Wallaby-Zenith ...

A paddleboarder in California encountered an odd sea creature, called a sea pickle, while out on the water this month. Footage filmed by Bill Clements, also known as @paddlegoat on Instagram ...

A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean discovered the existence of transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges and ...

He confirmed that the clip indeed showed a sea cucumber feeding. We have rated this claim as "True." "Only the front end of the animal is visible," said Mooi. "The rest of the elongated body is ...

Sea cucumbers' eating habits may protect coral reefs against disease: study The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, ...

It had to do with sea cucumbers — marine invertebrates that are distantly related to starfish but resemble soft pickles. "They come in various shapes, colors and sizes," says Clements. "Some of them ...