The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

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.

Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said. Researchers diving almost 10,000 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean found tube worms ...

A recent walk on a remote Tasmanian beach took an unexpected turn when a beachgoer noticed unusual tracks cutting across the ...

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big ...

Strange creatures straight out of a science-fiction movie have been captured by scientists off the coast of Antarctica. Pink and bulbous "sea pigs", hand-sized sea spiders and delicate sea butterflies ...

Everything really is bigger — and stranger — in Texas. This year proved the Lone Star State is full of wild surprises after several Texans spotted some rare and unusual encounters with sea creatures ...

These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are increasingly threatened Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Sea cucumbers ...