Despite their flower-inspired name, sea pansies are not plants at all. Purple sea pansies are colonial marine animals in the ...

"I find this so interesting. I have not heard or seen this beautiful creature before." ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

It's a strange sight, to be sure: thousands of sailboat-like gelatinous organisms all arrayed on a beach like the landing of ...

Pet O’Connell rounds up a selection of the latest children’s books, including tales of a teen girl who can shape shift when ...

It looked like something plucked from a fairy tale — a fleshy, violet disc sitting in the sand along the Southern California shoreline. One beachgoer thought she had stumbled upon some kind of purple ...

Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest ...

While capturing the serene beauty of a sunrise, a photographer made a startling discovery, a 300-pound creature trapped ...

The ocean contains many organisms whose form defies the expectations we might have for life, but none may be more bizarre ...

Connecting with COSI, April 19, 2026 At COSI, a new exhibit explores the origins of legendary sea creatures like the Loch ...

Peer into the water at the tide pools of Fort Ross State Historic Park on the Sonoma Coast, and you’ll see what appears to be ...

One fascinating creature spends its winters beneath four feet of Antarctic sea ice, diving to nearly 2,000 feet in water cold ...