We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

Non-native and rare species of sea slugs described as looking like aliens have been found by a group studying rock pools. The depilatory sea hare (Aplysia depilans), usually found in the eastern ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Emma Leese A giant marine slug found marooned on an Anglesey beach may be a sign of things to come, experts believe. The ...

As climate change accelerates, finding effective solutions that deliver outsized impact becomes increasingly crucial. Now, new research from Chapman University shows that a tiny marine mollusk native ...

Large numbers of sea hares have been spotted in shallow waters A Guernsey based scientist has encouraged islanders to report sightings of sea hares, after hundreds were spotted in island waters. The ...

This week I found three mottled sea hares washed up along the high tide line. At first glance they looked like blobs of wet leather, but these strange drifters are actually large sea slugs, marine ...

A SLIMY black sea creature has washed up on a popular UK beach – leaving many wondering exactly what it could be. The “slug-like” animal was spotted by a dog walker at Traeth Treaddur Bay in Anglesey, ...

People are used to seeing seaweed and shells wash ashore at Coronado Dog Beach, but not the strange creatures that look like organs. We found some people poking at the creatures with sticks Tuesday ...

The sea slug Aplysia californica is a slimy, homely creature that can be found at low tide along the California shore. When this creature feels threatened in its underwater habitat, it releases a ...