For example, some are hairy to mimic black sea urchins ... Other features help them hunt prey as well, like their bumpy ...

They provide a handy fish-free environment in which some of our local amphibians and many invertebrates (dragonfly and damselflies for example ... numerous abdominal appendages with an undulating ...

It’s commonly recognized that birds rank among the closest direct descendants of dinosaurs, but many people wonder if they ...

The mantis shrimp enhances this defense by rhythmically moving its colorful appendages, creating a confusing ... best conceal them in their specific environment. For example, crabs living among red ...

Rather than chasing after meals in the vast darkness, the anglerfish has evolved to let dinner come to it—a perfect example of how ... coral, or algae-covered rocks. Their skin often features textured ...

Algae are the new delivery drivers: they are tiny enough to float in inhalable liquid particles and travel deep inside the ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies, including their fruiting structures, a white hue. Moreover, since the color-producing ...

SAN DIEGO — Researchers at UC San Diego have developed microscopic algae-based robots that can deliver medication directly to the lungs, offering a promising new approach for treating ...