SAN FRANCISCO — The deepest place on the planet may also hold the clues to the origin of life on Earth. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

No matter their appearance, one thing all species of frogfish have in common is their strange mode of locomotion ... according to the Marine Census of Life. Sea angels have special parapodia ...

Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving unpredictably. From the rare sighting of the so-called “doomsday fish” to ...

The odd-looking sunfish has a large, flat, round body with small fins. (Bill Hopper) The depths of the sea hold life forms that are truly beautiful, truly ...

Prehistoric Drama: Life and Death in Ancient Seas The seas ... and the relentless march of time. These strange sea dragons connect us to a world almost beyond imagination, where the boundaries ...

When the going gets tough, these strange sea creatures have the incredibly rare ... how spread this capacity is across the animal tree of life,” study author Joan J. Soto-Angel said in a statement.

When Florida International University marine scientist Justin Campbell got a look at it, he identified it as strange indeed ... harbor different types of sea life. Algae blooms have been ...

While these vents are immensely hot and have a high pressure, the surrounding areas are home to a variety of unique undersea life ... think of deep-sea fish as strange alien-like creatures ...

Their symptoms included “a sore throat, dry cough and irritated eyes” or blurred vision. Dead sea dragons, fish and octopuses have also washed up on the beaches. Water samples have been taken ...

However unnerving as it may appear, the strange item is actually a lightning ... "The lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum) is a carnivorous sea snail that lives here on the sandy floor ...