The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

To capture its prey, the Tiburonia granrojo does not use stinging tentacles, as do the majority of jellies; it deploys long fleshy arms. Little else is currently know ...

Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a groundbreaking new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...

Some are terrifying... others are so bizarre, lurking in the depths of the ocean. Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even ...

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — seahorses, sharks, and even deep sea anglerfish — one cool member of the aquatic ...

An entire world lives deep under the ocean’s surface, far from human notice and as bustling as any city. Animals such as tubeworms and clams live crowded around plumes of methane that bubble up ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

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