Scientists have long assumed the deep- sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

Hidden far below the surface, the goblin shark revealed just how strange deep-sea evolution could become. We explored its translucent skin, ancient lineage, and the lightning-fast jaw that shoots ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...

Beachgoers on a popular stretch of U.S. coastline have been stopping in their tracks at the sight of translucent, blue and ...

In 1966, the Karelian State Museum of Local History expedition led by local historian Ivan Mullo went to the Kuzova Archipelago and found numerous stones stacked on top of each other in most diverse a ...

Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam.

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

A new glass sponge species is so strange that has been given the name named Advhena magnifica, which means "magnificent alien ...

Only 1.5 centimeters in length on average, these new jellyfish have 24 eyes located in four sensory organs, which together ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.