Blending into the surroundings or camouflage is one of nature’s most fascinating survival strategies. Many creatures, from ...

Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

Dive deep into mysterious waters and meet colossal sea creatures ruling oceans with incredible size, power, and ancient ...

Orcas are at the top of the marine food chain, with no natural predators. From fish to seals, even great white sharks, ...

Scientists discovered a rare “Dumbo” octopus near the Hawaiian Islands. The sea creature was spotted a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, close by an unnamed seamount in the ...

Hagfish are undoubtedly weird. Sometimes called slime eels, they aren’t actually eels. They are fish but have no scales or fins. Hagfish are the only vertebrates with no spine. They do have a skull, ...

Let’s be honest: Penguins are a little, well, weird. They’re flightless birds that waddle around on the coldest reaches of planet Earth, but they can also dive to impressive depths below the ocean's ...

Monterey Bay researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. The glowing nudibranch swims through the ocean’s midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– In the race against climate change and ocean acidification, some sea urchins may still have a few tricks up their spiny sleeves, suggesting that adaptation will likely play ...

For instance, the nutrient-rich Japan Trench, which runs parallel to the east coast of Japan for more than 600km (372 miles), ...