El Niño could lead to a 'sharky summer' on the West Coast as the record-warm water causes all sorts of animals to change ...

Take a look at some of the lesser known creatures out there in the world.

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In recent weeks, shorelines around Wales have been littered with unaccustomed visitors, from Mediterranean sea hares to ...

A bizarre tadpole-shaped creature is lighting up California’s deep ocean. Scientists say it may be a species never formally ...

Did you know these odd creatures existed? With how huge the world is, it is impossible that they have all been discovered at ...

Mysterious blue sea creatures linked to venomous jellyfish wash up on UK beach - Blue by-the-wind sailors fascinate ...

A strange, blob-like organism that recently washed ashore on Florida's Space Coast has drawn attention from beachgoers.

Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

A “gray zone” form of living could help scientists answer long-held questions about regeneration, aging, and how tissues ...

According to a new evolutionary model published in Current Biology, the paired retinas of humans and other vertebrates arose ...

Deep in the tropical Atlantic, in a slice of ocean almost no one will ever see, scientists have found something extraordinary: 31 brand-new species, and they did it in just two weeks. The discoveries ...