Cosmonauts Sea eelpouts have "moderately elongate" bodies, reaching about 7 inches in length, the study said. Their heads ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

Scientists in the crewed submersible Alvin also discovered two additional related deep-sea species, according to a study.

Body characteristics needed for deep-sea survival can give creatures an alien-like look. But one scientist called the newly ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an ...

Antarctica holds many secrets. It is the most mysterious on-land place on Earth. Recently, scientists found a "new" creature that only appeared because of us.

Along the shores of the Grand Strand, beachgoers have encountered strange, tiny sea creatures that are sending some of them limping off the sand. Sea ...

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 ...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - This week, beachgoers in South Carolina have noticed a strange addition to the shorelines. Aquatic snails, commonly known as a ‘sea butterfly,’ have washed ashore on several ...

A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an exceptionally rare kind of discovery. With a body shaped like Mount Fuji, the new-to-science sea anemone is not ...