Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

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, ...

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for The Lord of the Rings universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they’re very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

Explore the darkest corners of the abyss with 18 terrifying creatures found at the bottom of the ocean. These are Earth's ...

Here’s a fun fact: you can drive right past something absolutely spectacular and never know it’s there. Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz is that kind of hidden treasure, tucked away on the ...

127 years ago, a coffin fell from the sky. Scientists just solved a major piece of its mystery. Top butchers reveal the 3 ...

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

The vastness and mystery of the ocean have long captivated filmmakers, offering an atmospheric backdrop for some of the most ...

The shark was spotted in near-freezing waters, which most species can't withstand A sleeper shark has been spotted in the frigid waters surrounding Antarctica for the first time The sleeper shark was ...

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare chiton found nearly three miles beneath the ocean surface sparked a global ...