The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

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 ...

The deep ocean just got more mysterious: 110+ new species discovered.

The vast majority of our planet remains a complete mystery, hidden beneath miles of crushing water where sunlight never penetrates. In this eternal darkness, evolution has taken a path so bizarre that ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a sentence you probably didn’t expect to read today: Thousands of strangers on the internet just collectively named a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A marine creature that resembles the alien E.T. has been found growing in a prehistoric area of eastern Pacific seafloor rock. The “E.T. sponge” has been classified as a new species ...

A mysterious deep-sea squid filmed 4.1 km below the Pacific can disguise itself as the ocean floor, raising new questions about hidden marine life and what we still don’t know.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Here’s a sentence you probably didn’t expect to read today: Thousands of strangers on the internet just collectively named a deep-sea creature that lives on sunken wood at the bottom of the ocean, and ...