Arctic glacial fjords are hotspots of marine life, yet their seafloor environments remain some of the least explored regions ...

Purple-colored waves rolled onto the shore near Point Reyes on May 3, 2026, caused by juvenile salps and surprising ...

The Texas coastline is seeing a rare and unusual sight: thousands of mysterious sea creatures washing ashore after what experts are calling a “mass die off.” The creatures, commonly known as sea ...

Despite their flower-inspired name, sea pansies are not plants at all. Purple sea pansies are colonial marine animals in the ...

Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay.The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

Scientists and tourists alike have been amazed by the massive sea lion hanging out on a San Francisco pier. The species can ...

And this week, a truly rare sea creature was found off the coast of Cape Cod: the rare split-colored lobster. Though a ...

A jellyfish exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta - Joshua Southworth/Getty Images Thumb through any travel guide, and you'll probably find the local aquarium is relegated to a "kid-friendly ...

Thousands of Velella velella, also called 'by-the-wind sailors,' have washed ashore from California to Oregon in a rare and colorful natural event. Marine biologist Dr. Kevin Raskoff says these ...

A young rock-pooler discovered a rare 'alien-like' winged creature washed up on a UK beach. Charley Taviner, five, was following a crab when he found what he thought was a huge lump of seaweed. But it ...

Have you ever heard of or seen a kodkod, a galaxy frog, a dumbo octopus or an El Diablo treehopper? We didn’t just make up ...