Danielle Dion has spent much of the last 22 years aboard a Quoddy Link Marine whale watching tour boat in Canada. Until about a decade ago, the senior marine biologist and naturalist could regularly ...

Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world's oceans have reported they found about 100 potential new species - including one mystery starlike creature. The expedition team ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

From the birds of paradise in the forests of Papua New Guinea to the monarch butterflies of Mexico, some creatures around the world are covered in vibrant colors. Some use their colors to entice mates ...

About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel. This sea urchin, found in the ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

Marine scientists on an expedition to record life in the remotest parts of the world's oceans have found more than 100 new deep-sea species, including one mystery creature which has "baffled" experts.

Many animals like corals release eggs and sperm into the water on just the right nights of the month. Tom Shlesinger It’s evening at the northern tip of the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aqaba, and Tom ...

Researchers identified a new species of sea spider near Antarctica’s Ross Shelf, a study said. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash More than a thousand feet beneath an expansive ice shelf, a “slender” ...

Scientists aboard a research vessel near Antarctica pulled their nets out of the chilly ocean water. Among their catch, they found a 20-armed creature with a distinctive body shape. It’s a new species ...

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