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

these are some of the most captivating species of sea animals explorers and marine biologists have identified. Despite their ominous name, vampire squids are relatively small, growing up to ...

Some deep-sea creatures are named after frightening or mythical creatures thanks to their eerie appearances ... looking gills inspired this animal's name. With its prehistoric-looking appearance ...

The lightless deep has forced creatures to produce their own forms of illumination, including the viperfish. The deep sea creature also ... "living fossil", gets its name from its frilly gills.

Despite the name, cuttlefish are not fish ... the dwarf cuttlefish, move their arms. They observed the sea creatures in a tank together, and found four waving patterns that appeared to be ...

This sea urchin, found in the deep ... UK Ping pong sponges are carnivorous animals known for having ball-like spheres at the end of their stalks. Photograph by ROV Isis/SMARTEX Project/Natural ...

Meet elusive deep-sea predators like the six-gill shark and common thresher that quietly inhabit Oregon’s offshore ecosystems ...

In 1988, on the banks of the Puntledge River on Vancouver Island, a strange fossil began to emerge from the stone. It was ...

their lifespan, or behaviors, these animals remain an enigma. The Rasberry crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) may be red like a raspberry, but that's not how it got its name. This ant species is named ...

Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and collaborators discover new species of marine life, especially during exploratory expeditions to mysterious and fascinating ...