A "strange" creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an exceptionally rare kind of discovery.

The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about 12,300 feet, researchers said.

The project comes at a perilous moment for these creatures. Since 2022, sea urchins have been plagued by a scuticociliate, a single-celled pathogen that eats away at the animals’ soft tissue and ...

His unique cartoon creatures are all over Portland, most notably at Wonderwood Springs, the medieval-themed restaurant he owns. ARC PDX talked with Bennett about his latest creation.

Scientists caught a “long”-tailed creature in a trap in a forest of India and discovered an “elusive” new species, a study said. Photo shared by Rohit Chakravarty Under a cover of darkness ...

Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These massive viruses once ...

Traffickers are illegally smuggling huge numbers of sea horses around the world, despite global regulations aimed at protecting the oddly shaped aquatic creatures. Between 2010 and 2021 ...

“I did this also for the community and public art is for everyone.” Manatees, sometimes called sea cows, are an aquatic mammal that can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. and are protected by state and ...

A group got the chance to see a massive sea creature off the coast of California. Getty Images/iStockphoto An “enormous splash” revealed a massive sea creature off the coast of California ...