A population of deep-water corals that used to live in the Galápagos disappeared from the fossil record for more than a ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Sea pansies are purple, fleshy, leaf-shaped marine organisms that live on sandy or muddy sediment. They belong to the genus Renilla and are cnidarians — the same group that includes jellyfish and sea ...

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

With the future of sicklefin devil rays hanging in the balance, crucial research is building knowledge about these graceful ...

Dive into the abyss and discover 25 terrifying deep sea creatures living in the most extreme ocean depths. From anglerfish to ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal communication.

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more ...