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

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots.

Off the coast of Antarctica, scientists aboard a research vessel sorted through the specimens they'd collected. Among the catch were two sea creatures with "large" pores on their throats. It took ...

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

This lifeform’s extraordinary biology could hold the key to anti-aging breakthroughs.

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

Scientists found a deep-sea creature with “massive eyes” in an underwater canyon and discovered a new species near Australia, a study said. Photo from CSIRO Thousands of feet below the surface of the ...