Thick layers of unsightly brown foam, nicknamed "sea snot," have developed along the coast of Turkey, and officials warn the phenomenon could have major impacts on the environment and is in danger of ...

In the late 1890s, Carl Chun, a biologist at Leipzig University, found something unusual: a candy bar-sized larvacean surrounded by a translucent blob of snot the size of a balance ball. But the slimy ...

First, let’s be clear: in the ocean, mucus is king. On land, mucus is tragically confined to various animal orifices, unable to last long outside a moist environment. But in the ocean, slime is ...