A video circulating widely on Facebook in Ethiopia claims to show an alien creature that was captured in fishing nets after killing “many” people at sea. Other posts described the creature as a ...

Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet below the surface. Underwater robots give researchers a glimpse at some of ...

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For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s deepest trenches requires remarkable adaptations: a gelatinous body that can withstand pressure, bioluminescent features to guide it, and a transparent ...

Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping ...

In a remarkable encounter filmed at more than 3,700 feet below the surface of the Indian Ocean, a deep-sea creature resembling an alien glyph has captivated millions online. The footage shows the ...

A manatee was one of the latest in a long line of rare marine animals to turn heads along the Texas coast last month, and — in this case — hold up a $64 million state construction project. One of the ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans Olivia Ferrari Sea lampreys have large neurons and synapses, making them ...

It took more than 15 people to help haul the catch of a lifetime out of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California over the weekend. The silvery carcass was that of an 18-foot-long, serpent-like oarfish ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...