In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed ancient magnetic fossils that suggest the existence of a long-lost ...

The researchers used a new technique that relies on magnetic tomography — a way of visualizing the internal structures of ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

Image source, Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute A carnivorous "death-ball" sponge ...

A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an exceptionally rare kind of discovery. With a body shaped like Mount Fuji, the new-to-science sea anemone is not ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because its ...

Several bizarre sea creatures made news in 2015 but none is more fascinating than the pocket shark that looks like a tiny whale. It’s the rarest of sharks. Several bizarre sea creatures made news in ...

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising diversity.

Discovered: One in three ocean species remain unknown to science; biofuels could be worse in a spill than oil; robots powered by rat heart cells; katydids have human-like ears below their knees. One ...

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an ...