From black seadevil to doomsday fish, 5 deep sea animals that showed up on Earth’s surface for the first time in recent years
In a rare and astonishing event in February 2025, a deep-sea anglerfish—known as the black seadevil—was filmed near the ocean ...
Rangers to euthanise 90 dolphins stranded on remote Tasmanian beach
Wildlife rangers will begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would ...
Deep sea search for rare Aussie sharks and fish: 'Dark biodiversity out there'
A mission to detect some of Australia and New Zealand’s most elusive underwater creatures has been revealed. Right now, it’s ...
Rare deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes up on Canary Islands coast
Rare deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes up on Canary Islands coast - The oarfish – regarded as a harbinger of doom – was ...
Baby seal found far from the beach in Connecticut city: 'Lucky' to be rescued
The baby male gray seal was discovered Sunday near the downtown of New Haven, Connecticut, Officer Christian Bruckhart told ...
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies releases rehabbed sea turtles found caught on fishing hooks
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) released three rehabbed Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Mississippi Sound on Monday. The turtles were rescued in South ...
What scientists learned from a well-preserved fossil of this iconic Jurassic-era species
The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period dinosaur.
Venomous and ‘rarely seen’ creature found on Hawaii beach — then caught in a bucket
A “highly venomous” sea snake that’s “potentially lethal to humans” was found on a popular surf beach in Hawaii in a rare ...
Deep-sea organisms shape ocean floor at 7.5 km depth
Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...
Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds
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.
Sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after being stunned by the cold
Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, nearly a month after an arctic blast brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida and left the aquatic reptiles ...