Tourists may inadvertently pick up the creatures, thinking it is a harmless snail or a shell souvenir, and several humans have died from envenomation from the cone snail—with injuries most often ...

This past June, researchers congregated at the Smithsonian Marine Station to catalogue the vast diversity of tiny animals ...

I’m sure you could guess the most prevalent difference between river otters and sea otters. Yes, one species lives in freshwater, while the other lives in marine environments. But did you know that ...

An unassuming sea creature surprised scientists by withstanding ocean pressures nearly 600 times greater than surface level.

The Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ship was equipped with the ROV SuBastian, a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle used to explore the seamounts of the Pacific Ocean. During a 2024 voyage, ROV SuBastian was ...

More hermit crabs are living in trash like bottle caps and tins, revealing a troubling shift caused by human pollution.

Do you really know who you’re sharing the beach with? Purple sand dollars gobble bits of metal to stay grounded in turbulent ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from ...

Study finds marine creatures off southern Australia share close evolutionary links with species in North Atlantic on other side of planet ...

The Titanic lies about 12,500 feet under the ocean. The pressure down there is so immense that even submersibles supposedly built for those conditions can, as we know, tragically fail. Now imagine ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and ...