Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very ...

In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers of new ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

Scientists found a bioluminescent deep-sea animal with a “gelatinous” body and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from MBARI From a research vessel off the coast of California, a team of ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...

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We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

Due to the special diets of leatherback sea turtles, the inside of their mouth looks like terrifying. Read here to learn more ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...

Scientists caught a “transparent” sea creature with horn-like appendages off of Mexico and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images Off the western coast of Mexico, a “transparent” sea ...