The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

Hidden in a World War II bunker near New Orleans, Tulane stores more than 8 million preserved fish — and the collection is ...

Learn about the deep sea squid that was found buried in mud, sticking its tentacles out to blend in with the environment.

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

The great white shark’s fearsome reputation has been shaped in part by films like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, which portray it as ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

Plankton and other midwater organisms make up the first link in the marine food chain, supporting everything from small fish ...

Ancient mariners' tales of the terrifying Kraken, a colossal sea monster, have been scientifically linked to the elusive ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...