Named for their plump, pink, and rounded bodies, sea pigs are very abundant, but you are unlikely to ever see one, living as ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

If you want to see an alien creature then stop searching the cosmos and take a trip to the bottom of the sea. The ocean's depths are full of weird and wonderful creatures, and as humans venture deeper ...

Along long stretches of the Texas shoreline, thousands of rare sea creatures have been turning up dead or dying, transforming ...

From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the deep ocean. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Discover the top six most important decomposers in the ocean and their vital role in breaking down organic matter and ...

About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel. This sea urchin, found in the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's outer shell meet has unearthed a previously ...

Whale ancestors were terrestrial mammals that walked on four legs. This bone structure that helped them walk eventually ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...