To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures have all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, such as huge ...

Two historic sea turtle nests discovered in Southern California have been confirmed to belong to two different endangered ...

As companies hunt for metals in the depths of the ocean, scientists are taking inventory of every species that lives there. Mining the deep sea involves a suction mechanisms that could disturb or ...

The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface, yet we’ve explored less than 5% of it. Below the sunlit waves lies an alien world of crushing pressure, eternal darkness, and bone-chilling cold ...

If you're swimming in the Salish Sea late at night and feel a skittering along your calves, tiny hairy feet tip-tapping their way higher and higher toward your face, don't worry—it's probably just the ...

The 'ultimate survival theory' taught to us by deep-sea creatures--What would you do if you were thrown into total darkness ...

As a child, Meghan Jones was known for two things: Making something artistic, in any manner of mediums and always having a cool science fact on hand.

Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

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The ocean has always been good at producing animals that seem designed by someone ignoring the usual rules. What is stranger is how recently some of the most unusual examples entered the scientific ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet ...