Suddenly the dark waters lit up with a “starry”-looking glow. The source? An unusual new species of deep-sea animal ... kelp ...

Nudibranchs are common in coastal environments—including tide pools, kelp forests, and coral ... deep sea, particularly below 2,000 meters. For there to be a relatively large, unique, and ...

An international group of scientists has returned from the depths of the ocean with a new lab animal in hand: a glowing anemone ... habitats such as tropical coral reefs. A group of scientists ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

Caption A magnificent coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis, a deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent. Researchers now know the common ancestor of all octocorals likely already had the ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

The players’ contributions will train AI underwater bots to recognize different animals on their deep sea missions. For instance, the AI has consistently mistaken black coral, anemones and other ...

They were covered by deep sea animals, including barnacles, brittle stars and predatory worms. To the team's surprise they found some species of coral had settled onto the buoys, including several ...