When Ted Judah goes scuba diving off the coast in Monterey Bay, he normally swims at the surface to the area above the dive site and then descends. But on the morning of Dec. 30, the water was ...

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Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay. The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...

Explore the astonishing world of giant sea creatures beyond the famous blue whale. Scientists have discovered incredible animals that rival or even surpass the blue whale in size and mystery. Dive ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds. By Alexa Robles-Gil Millions of years ago, squid-like creatures called ammonites swam ...

When Jonas Wüst first met rescue divers in Switzerland, what struck him wasn’t their courage, it was how much danger still defined their work. “We realized how outdated it all was,” he recalls.

Nestled underneath the Boston Seaport's ever-changing landscape of shops, offices and swanky restaurants is a science experiment. For the past year, scientists with the Stone Living Lab at UMass have ...

Visitors to Seaside might be surprised, and a little grossed out, to find thousands of transparent, blubbery, worm-like creatures on the beach this week. According to a press release from the Seaside ...

The ocean is home to some of the most awe-inspiring creatures on Earth, many of which dwarf anything found on land. From massive whales to elusive deep-sea dwellers, these giants of the sea ...

Love nature's ocean documentary gives an underwater look at some of the most amazing and dangerous sea creatures, including nudibranchs, harlequin shrimp and mandarin fish. Attempted carjacking of a ...