Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

“A rare Mola mola (ocean sunfish) washed up on our shore at Cardiff State Beach today,” San Diego State Lifeguards stated Wednesday via Instagram. “It’s the heaviest bony fish on earth and can weigh ...

Nature always has the potential to outdo human imagination. From across oceans, forests, deserts, and isolated islands, there are actual living creatures strange enough to appear mythical. They have ...

Globally, toxic algal blooms are becoming more frequent and severe, fueled by a warming climate and nutrient runoff. While ...

The fate of the 15 penguins trapped in a glorified dungeon on the south bank of the Thames feels, to me, oddly personal.

It is extremely difficult to explore the deepest depths of the earth’s oceans, and the brave few who do have discovered some ...

Among the original made-for-movies reaching the airwaves, Lost Voyage attempted to enter a territory overlooked by major ...

At least six great white sharks, one of them a massive 13-foot, 1,400-pound female, have pinged in Florida waters since New ...

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

A recent video shows a massive bluntnose sixgill shark emerging from the deep sea. This ancient species, predating dinosaurs, ...