Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the ...

The creatures live in holes in wood at the bottom of the ocean. Wu Q, Lin Y-T, Qiu J-W, Xu MY, Xing BP (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution When a tree falls into a river, flows downstream and hits the ...

About 5,000 species of crustaceans in the order Isopoda live in Earth’s oceans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they all have two pairs of antennae, compound eyes, ...

Deep-sea creatures are some of the most skilled survivalists in the world. They endure isolation, extreme temperatures, and pure darkness at depths no human has ever visited. These animals adapt and ...

An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...