Sea walnuts, a type of comb jelly, display an ability to fuse into a single organism after injury, synchronising their ...

Two comb jellies can merge their digestive and nervous systems and even sync their bodily functions, according to new ...

Mnemiopsis leidyi, more commonly known as the 'sea walnut', can actually reverse the ageing process. When it is vulnerable, such as when food is scarce or it is injured, the 'sea walnut' can ...

Biologist Kei Jokura first discovered the mashup when he found an unusually large sea walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi) floating in a collection tank. Turned out, it was actually two jellies joined together.

Researchers discovered that deep sea comb jellies exhibit unique fusion behavior for healing after they have been injured.

For one species of comb jelly, survival from injury can come down to numbers. Two Mnemiopsis leidyi– aka the sea walnut–can fuse together and turn into one after an injury. These bioluminescent ...

Two Mnemiopsis leidyi– aka the sea walnut–can fuse together and turn into one after an injury. These bioluminescent ctenophores will then rapidly get their muscle contractions in sync and even ...

While looking for the sea walnut-at-large, the team noticed that one M. leidyi was larger than it should have been. It looked like two sea walnuts had fused. The team immediately tried to ...

This lemon ricotta pasta is the perfect dinner when you're craving restaurant-worthy pasta without going out! Topped with ...

Walnuts are high in omega-3 oils which make them a healthy snack, but also likely to go rancid quickly. Keep them in a cool, dark place and use as soon as possible. If the shell is firmly sealed ...

I discovered an array of treasures, including sea walnut comb jellies, starnut sea beans and moon jellyfish. During my visit to Fisherman’s Wharf in Port Aransas, the marina was teeming with ...

Sea bass is available whole and un-gutted, or in prepared fillets (you can ask your fishmonger to gut and fillet the fish for you). The skin is rarely removed. Sea bass is available frozen but is ...