Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Newly discovered organisms are still showing us just how little we know about life in the oceans; this includes a new type of sponge that eats other a.

The most transformative deep sea finding in a generation is not a single strange animal or a record-breaking trench, but proof that the abyss is a vast, living engine that rewrites what I think life on Earth can be. From newly mapped ecosystems six miles ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically recognized new species.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Tiny ocean animals like zooplankton and copepods are moving microplastics deep into the ocean. A study exploring this was published in the Journal of Hazardous ...

A deep-ocean trench expedition discovered a unique, floating mystery organism that has left taxonomy experts 'baffled.'

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean animals are even featured in the latest "Top 10 New Marine ...

Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have spotted this never-before-seen species in Monterey Canyon.