If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

The strange, shiny discovery, retrieved from the ocean near Alaska in 2023, turned out to be part of an anemone, scientists said.

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

Despite their flower-inspired name, sea pansies are not plants at all. Purple sea pansies are colonial marine animals in the ...

"I find this so interesting. I have not heard or seen this beautiful creature before." ...

After more than two years of analysis, NOAA and Smithsonian scientists have identified the viral "golden orb." (NOAA ...

It looked like something plucked from a fairy tale — a fleshy, violet disc sitting in the sand along the Southern California shoreline. One beachgoer thought she had stumbled upon some kind of purple ...

That shiny "alien egg" pulled from the seafloor in 2023? Turns out it's the leftovers of a very big anemone. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists say they have finally pinned ...

A perplexing deep-sea enigma that captivated the public and fuelled wild theories about extraterrestrial origins has finally ...

"Yesterday we found a sea creature we've never see or heard of before! This beautiful purple animal is called a sea pansy." ...

Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest ...

Scientists have identified a mysterious ‘golden orb’ that was discovered deep in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.