The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more like aliens than animals we know. Researchers at ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals are known for unique behaviors and traits rarely found in any other

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 and genus, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Japanese scientists confirmed the existence of a prehistoric 60-foot octopus that was the world's deadliest predator

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight can’t reach, some of the most unusual creatures on Earth thrive in complete darkness. These deep-sea animals have evolved strange shapes, glowing

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 the whole thing started because of a YouTube video.

Despite their flower-inspired name, sea pansies are not plants at all. Purple sea pansies are colonial marine animals in the genus Renilla. Although they resemble plants or soft corals, they are actually cnidarians related to jellyfish and sea anemones.