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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 (Mnemiopsis leidyi) are a type of stingless jellyfish that consume other jellyfish and fish larvae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean, but they have spread widely and are ...

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 ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Late one summer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mnemiopsis leidyi, the warty comb jelly or sea walnut, is a species of tentaculate ctenophore (comb jelly), originally native to ...

Comb jellies – very simple, gelatinous creatures best-known for their hypnotic underwater light shows – first appeared in Earth's oceans around 550 million years ago. For a long time, biologists have ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American An evolutionary arms race during the ...