A pair of ctenophores, or comb jellies, can fuse their bodies together, merging their digestive and nervous systems, without ...

A chance observation has led to an astonishing discovery for a group of scientists studying the comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi ...

Comb jellies regenerate by fusing together after injury, sharing muscle movements and digestion, opening research into ...

Comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) are a type of stingless jellyfish that consume other jellyfish and fish larvae. They are ...

The method, called “free-form dual-comb spectroscopy,” offers a faster, more flexible and more sensitive way to analyze substances in the air and other materials. The technique, described in Nature ...

Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb ...

Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape ...

The fusion of the comb jellies raises fascinating questions about how animals recognize themselves as distinct individuals.

Comb jellies also appear to be able to fuse together. The team on this new study saw their unique form of body building in action while keeping a population of comb jellies in a seawater tank in ...

Shimmering sea creatures called comb jellies have an astonishing ability ... system consisting of nerve cells that merge together to form a continuous net-like structure, rather than having ...

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 ...