Researchers found that the slime eel, or hagfish, known for deluging predators with mucus, tripled the size of its genome hundreds of millions of years ago. By Veronique Greenwood The hagfish, a ...

You don’t need to have ever seen a hagfish to have an idea of a hagfish. I mean, it’s called a hagfish for crying out loud. The reality of this creature is more or less exactly what you probably ...

Douglas Fudge: Did you wanna look at some slime? Christopher Intagliata (tape): I was hoping you would say that. Fudge: Let me grab a bucket here. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting ...

The hagfish, a deep-sea scavenger about the size and shape of a tube sock, has the curious ability to smother itself in its own snot. The mucus is a defense mechanism, released into the water (or in ...