More than 5,000 animal species previously unknown to science live in a pristine part of the deep sea. Their home — called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone — sits in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean ...

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

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, ...

From sharks that don’t hunt other sea creatures to slugs that can photosynthesize, here are some of the rarest marine animals that may surprise you. Helmet Jellyfish: With a helmet-shaped bell and ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The new creatures were discovered during an expedition of ...

Scientists exploring the floor of the deep sea around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean found a landscape teeming with deep sea life, some of which had never been seen before. Here are ...

Discover 15 animals that change their appearance in surprising ways to survive, featuring shape-shifting octopuses, inflating ...

Before scientists can measure how noise pollution harms wildlife, they must first understand what animals can actually hear.

Can you tell a venomous aquatic creature from a non-venomous one? Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater animals here. Most people, when asked, are able to name a few ...

To build more efficient pumping systems, engineers might take inspiration from a tiny filter-feeding sea creature encased in a gelatinous structure known as a "mucus house" or "snot palace." New ...