Eunice siphoninsidiator, or the tube ambushing marine bristle worm, was discovered within the structure of glass sponges by a ...

Biological sciences researchers from the U of A have led the publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” ...

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

Glass Sponges are the oldest living creatures in the world. Glass sponges (Hexactinellida) are deep-sea animals with silica-based, glass-like spicules forming intricate skeletons. Some create ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

The ocean's depths host countless mysterious creatures. Occasionally surfacing ... The frilled shark, a rare deep-sea “living fossil,” resembles an eel and was spotted in 2007 near Japan's ...

The article introduces various animals with names and appearances reminiscent of horror fiction. These creatures, ranging from the Satanic Leaf-Tailed ...

Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even in the ...

With his magnificent underwater images, Gerardo del Villar wants to rehabilitate the reputation of the ocean’s great ...