About 5,000 species of crustaceans in the order Isopoda live in Earth’s oceans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they all have two pairs of antennae, compound eyes, ...

The gulper eel ( Saccopharynx lavenbergi), also called a pelican eel, is roughly a meter of tail and mouth. This unusual fish, the only species in the genus Eurypharynx, slinks through the water as ...

Join us on an exciting adventure as we dive into the depths of the ocean to experience spearfishing like never before. In ...

Artemis is the “goddess of the Moon and the hunt in Greek mythology,” researchers said, and the changing shell shapes of the new species is likened “to the moon’s waxing and waning.” The species has ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

Size Owls, These Eight Awesome Animals Call the Chesapeake Bay Home. Blue crabs, bluebirds, beetles and many more creatures can be spotted in and aroun ...

From corn mazes to haunted houses, the spooky season is in full swing. Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below ...

The knotty sea spider, Pycnogonum litorale, is not actually a spider, but it does represent a significant early branch in the genetic family tree that includes spiders, as well as scorpions, ticks and ...

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but some sea creatures have it more difficult than others. Check out our list of ...

Animals possess unique eye adaptations for survival. Chameleons move eyes independently. Stalk-eyed flies use long stalks for ...