Far beneath the ocean's surface, scientists have encountered creatures with extraordinary adaptations that seem almost ...

Giant sea spiders found nearly 5,000 metres below the ocean surface off southeastern Australia glow blue when stimulated.

"For locals and tourists alike, the beach is a popular destination," writes Andrew DeVogelaere in the Finding Sanctuary ...

The nearly 13-inch crustacean was brought to Germany from Puerto Rico in the 1980s, but its true identity remained a mystery ...

A striking Instagram post is giving people a fresh look at how new technology is enabling researchers to observe creatures from the least-seen parts of the planet. As Oceana (@oceana) notes on its ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ...

The deep sea has no shortage of unusual creatures, from methane-eating spiders to shape-shifting octopuses. Among them are giant isopods—essentially bowling pin-sized pill bugs. Some of these curious ...

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Dive into the movement of the spindly brittle star, which is more mobile, and more connected, in the deep sea. Deep-sea brittle stars are always on the move. That’s what a new study seems to suggest, ...

Green eyes visible deep within a transparent head. Fangs protruding from the mouth. Eyes of different sizes on the left and right. When looking at photos of deep-sea creatures, even though we know ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline data, tracking natural changes and assessing the impacts of a polymetallic ...