The Gonatus antarcticus squid, found only in the waters around Antarctica, was spotted at a depth of approx. 2152 meters in the Weddell Sea.

Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, amoeba, and ...

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, ...

Millions of tons of seaweed currently floating in the tropical Atlantic Ocean could soon make its way toward the U.S., ...

Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.

Allard was intrigued to learn that scientists suspect the appendages are sensory organs that help the fish — called sea ...

Beneath the rough/choppy/tumultuous waves of the Bay of Bengal, a kaleidoscope of marine life thrives just 8-12 km off ...

Commonly found in backyard gardens throughout the world, snails live a very interesting life. But how long do snails live, and what is the average life cycle like for a snail? These creatures are very ...

Even after it was found that one of the most effective purple dyes used in ancient history was taken from a gland in a particular sea slug, experts didn’t really know how they w ...

A new study, led by Dr Alison Irwin during her PhD research at the Natural History Museum, sheds light on how these remarkable eyes support the snails’ unique escape strategies. “Large ... Abela and ...

It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the ... It has a hood like a jellyfish and a "foot" like a snail, and it hunts prey like some anemones.

The sea slug’s body is made up of a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail. It can glow with bioluminescence. It lives at an extreme depth of 1,000 to 4,000 meters, or 3,300 to 13,100 feet ...