Sea cucumbers may appear slow and unassuming, but they have developed an incredible and unforgettable defensive strategy.

Scientists Discover Sea Cucumbers Contain Powerful Compound That Fights Aggressive Tumors In a nutshell Scientists found that a compound from sea cucumbers can block Sulf-2, an enzyme that helps ...

Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates in the class Holothuroidea that live on the sea floor in both shallow and deep waters. They are echinoderms like sea urchins and starfish, which are also known ...

Libin Zhang aims to restore sea-cucumber populations to rebalance ocean ecosystems and so that people can use their beneficial compounds.

A diver found a massive "sea cucumber" moving along the ocean floor near the Philippines in this video from a couple years ago.

The International Seabed Authority — meeting this week — must consider mining permits, but it hasn't established regulations to protect the environment.

It’s that time of year again for the sea cucumber, that bottom-dwelling, tubular creature sought after by a select group of dive fishers throughout Southeast Alaska, the processors who buy them ...

A new genetics study is providing a wealth of information about silky, sticky tubes, called the Cuvierian organ, that sea cucumbers use to tangle foes.

Photovoltaics for sea cucumber aquaculture Scientists in China have conducted a year-long study on six “aquavoltaics” farms hosting sea cucumber aquacultures under the solar panels.

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The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest ...