It took more than two years, but we can finally rest easy that it's not the contorted remains of an alien creature.

The strange, shiny discovery, retrieved from the ocean near Alaska in 2023, turned out to be part of an anemone, scientists said.

A population of deep-water corals that used to live in the Galápagos disappeared from the fossil record for more than a ...

After more than two years of analysis, NOAA and Smithsonian scientists have identified the viral "golden orb." (NOAA ...

A perplexing deep-sea enigma that captivated the public and fuelled wild theories about extraterrestrial origins has finally ...

It looked like something plucked from a fairy tale — a fleshy, violet disc sitting in the sand along the Southern California ...

Sea pansies are purple, fleshy, leaf-shaped marine organisms that live on sandy or muddy sediment. They belong to the genus Renilla and are cnidarians — the same group that includes jellyfish and sea ...

Yesterday we found a sea creature we’ve never see or heard of before! This beautiful purple animal is called a sea pansy.” ...

With the future of sicklefin devil rays hanging in the balance, crucial research is building knowledge about these graceful ...

They wash up on our beaches regularly now. It’s a chance to appreciate these remarkable, complex creatures – but from a distance ...

Dive into the abyss and discover 25 terrifying deep sea creatures living in the most extreme ocean depths. From anglerfish to ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal communication.