When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet below the surface. Underwater robots give researchers a glimpse at some of ...

The deep ocean hides creatures so creepy they feel unreal, and their talents sound like science fiction. In this video, we dive into the darkest parts of the sea to uncover animals that glow, ...

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

Darlene Quattrone Doepp’s picture of an odd mantis shrimp in North Myrtle Beach sparked jokes and theories on Facebook. When a 6-inch sea creature washed up in North Myrtle Beach last week, it baffled ...

A rare deep-sea creature, sometimes called a "doomsday fish," made a mysterious appearance on a remote beach in Tasmania, and the eerie encounter is causing people to wonder about what's really ...

Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea ...

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an ...