Experts interviewed by the BBC aren't sure why the octopus pieces rose from the creature's dim dwelling layer and washed ...

Scientists could never square theory with data on how certain organisms fixed carbon. Turns out they were asking the wrong ...

"[We] wanted to raise attention to this not only out of respect for the animal, but also as a matter of public safety." ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, a surprising discovery has revealed a giant creature thriving in the planet's most extreme ...

This relationship is mutualistic symbiosis — both the crab and the anemone benefit from traveling together. According to The ...

The new 'Anaconda' may not be all that scary, but it does wrap the audience in a delightful monster movie that's fun for the ...

In the inky blackness nearly 10,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered strange animals that may hold vital clues about life beyond Earth. Surviving entirely without sunlight, ...

The massive megamouth shark is one of just 273 that have been identified since the species was first discovered, making it ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...