To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures have all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, such as huge ...

These ocean animals were discovered through deep-sea expeditions, genetic work, divers, and remotely operated vehicles.

On a 1964 mission to study deep waters in the Antarctic, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) research vessel Eltanin ...

One of the coolest parts about the ocean is how diverse its ecosystem is. With so many different animals, it feels like new species are discovered every day. One little known marine animal is the sea ...

California’s beaches may be some of the most photographed and well-documented coastlines in the world, but just miles from the shore, scientists are still finding creatures never seen by humans. This ...

A Facebook reel posted from Mossel Bay on 30 July 2026 showed a large piece of driftwood almost entirely covered in unusual sea creatures The creatures were gooseneck barnacles, a stalked crustacean ...

In its most recent update to the Red List of threatened species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) identified deep-sea mining as the biggest threat to a critically endangered ...

A tiny critter that lived around 550 million years ago might represent the first known sign of right-handedness in animals—despite not having any hands. The creature is a worm-like fossil animal ...

Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our ...

Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean often pulls the country into the geopolitical rivalry between regional giants India and China. In 2023, for example, Sri Lanka’s granting of ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction. By Catrin Einhorn Deep-sea mining ...