The nearly 13-inch crustacean was brought to Germany from Puerto Rico in the 1980s, but its true identity remained a mystery ...

The ancestors of the giant isopod Bathynomus jamesi—a seafloor-dwelling creature that resembles a huge pill bug—acquired the snippet of DNA from bacteria more than 16 million years ago, according to a ...

The ocean’s deepest reaches harbor some of the most alien and terrifying life forms on Earth. Far below where sunlight fades to eternal darkness, creatures have evolved in ways that seem to defy ...

Giant sea spiders found nearly 5,000 metres below the ocean surface off southeastern Australia glow blue when stimulated.

Deep-sea scientists discovers 57 new species, including one they compare to "SpongeBob" character Patrick Star.

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ...

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The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to bizarre deep-sea species, these discoveries show just how much of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Graneledone octopus, a suspected new species, moves across the seafloor during a deep-sea ocean expedition off the coast of ...

Green eyes visible deep within a transparent head. Fangs protruding from the mouth. Eyes of different sizes on the left and right. When looking at photos of deep-sea creatures, even though we know ...