Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...

Have you seen the clear, gelatinous creatures all over Grand Strand beaches? Here’s what the blobs are and why they’re ...

IN the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners, and huge numbers ...

Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly ...

In fact, all our favorite marine animals – sharks and dolphins, turtles and rays, and all those pretty colored fish in our reefs – are either surface or upper sea level dwelling animals. And so, when ...

The Antarctic sponge may be the oldest animal on Earth, living up to 15,000 years. In the icy waters of Antarctica, ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Scientists uncovered a thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem beneath Antarctica after a giant iceberg broke off.

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of ...

When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

Off the coast of Brazil, a scuba diver captured something remarkable on video: a wrasse fish gripped a mollusk in its mouth, ...