Scientists discovered a forgotten Mediterranean Sea creature hidden in centuries-old Italian paintings, revealing its surprising ecological history.

In 2000, biologists on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef took tiny tissue samples from 76 sea cucumbers, put them back on the ...

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Whether they are land creatures or creatures in shallow parts of the ocean, if you trace their food source, you will ...

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Distinguished by its unusual morphology and a reproductive system based on something called "sexual parasitism," the anglerfish represents a study in how life adapts to severe environmental ...

At the bottom of the ocean, at a depth of 10,000 meters, there is tremendous water pressure. Human submersibles cannot go ...

Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

Beachgoers out enjoying the balmy weather this weekend across Southern California came across a curious sight – thousands of shriveled jellyfish-looking sea creatures washed up on the shoreline. Blue ...

Bioluminescence is a fascinating survival strategy used by various marine animals to generate light in the pitch-black depths of the ocean. This remarkable natural ability aids in hunting prey, ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. If you’re an injured comb jellyfish, you might just need another of your species to meld with. That’s what biologists at the University of Chicago’s Marine Biological ...