Also known by their genus name, Histrio histrio, the sargassum frogfish is an expert in camouflage, able to bob and weave ...

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

Tourists and locals are warned against touching the beautiful yet venomous creatures, which can deliver a potent and ...

Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...

The maintenance worker who found the sea lion at approximately 7:30 a.m. called North Bay Animal Services, which guided the animal into a trailer using herding boards along with the help of a mall ...

The deep ocean remains one of Earth’s last great frontiers — a pitch-black, high-pressure world where sunlight never reaches ...

Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved without sunlight and survive in complete darkness, resulting in many ...

The deep sea is full of surprises, hiding creatures that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie rather than our oceans. These rare animals have adapted in incredible ways to live in a world of ...

It’s evident that summer is around the corner, as thousands of tiny sea creatures reminiscent of crispy potato chips have reappeared across the California coastline. The jellyfishlike creatures ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea creatures—including a “mystery mollusk,” a bioluminescent ...