Genetic research has now revealed more about comb jellies, also known as ctenophores, which are delicate and mysterious animals. While only about 200 comb jelly species have been described, they come ...

And now, news of a tiny, transparent creature that can pull off a stunning trick - two individuals can fuse to become one. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: A little more than a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Warty Comb jellyfish Mnemiopsis leidyi Getty Images/Oxford Scientific “While maintaining a population of M. leidyi in a seawater ...

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Comb jellies, technically known as ctenophores, are one of the weirdest creatures on Earth. They appeared in the seas over half a billion years ago and have maintained to the present day the comb-like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. During a dive off the coast of Southern California in 1979, ...

Comb jellies are these beautiful, otherworldly creatures that sparkle gently in the sea. And now, if a study in the journal Science and another one in the journal Nature hold up, they may not be so ...

Researchers found that two individuals of a type of comb jelly can fuse and become one with a shared nervous system and digestive system. It has implications for animal regeneration and immune systems ...

“While maintaining a population of M. leidyi in a seawater tank, we noticed an atypically large individual with two aboral ends [referring to the area farthest from the mouth] and two apical organs ...