Whales spend their lives moving enormous amounts of organic material through the world’s oceans. Their bodies contain vast ...

A fisherman has left viewers stunned after capturing a bizarre close-up video of an Atlantic giant cockle revealing its ...

Scientists say they’ve found more than 1,100 new marine species over the last year, emphasizing how unexplored the ocean ...

Centuries before modern science could more accurately explain the natural world, brief animal sightings often inspired ...

Ghosts, goblins, spiders, and wolves don't just show up in fairytales. Some deep-sea creatures are named after frightening or mythical creatures thanks to their eerie appearances. However, strange ...

Therefore, it is no surprise that people have found some truly strange things when exploring them. From ancient statues to ...

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an ...

"It's adorable." A strange new octopus species found on the ocean floor can comfortably fit in the palm of your hand.

A hoodwinker sunfish, or Mola tecta, can weigh as much as 4,400 pounds and can grow up to nine feet long Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, ...