The ocean is home to some of the most extraordinary creatures on the planet. From tiny deep sea hunters to massive gentle ...

About 360 million years ago, a huge armored fish patrolled a shallow sea that once covered what is now Cleveland. This animal, known as Dunkleosteus terrelli, has long held a place among the most ...

Trawlers off Taiwan caught a deep-sea predator with “very large” eyes and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Around an island off mainland Taiwan, shrimp trawlers hauled ...

The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...

Darkness dominates most of the ocean. Sunlight fades quickly as you descend, and by the time you reach the deep sea, natural ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain ...