When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

"We know the surface of Mars or the Moon better than we know the surface of our own planet." Researchers discover never-before-seen creatures in underwater mountain range: 'We still don't know what it ...

From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – attracting weird and wonderful creatures to feast.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most ...

Deep down in the sea, where no light penetrates and where the availability of food is very low, life somehow exists in ways ...

A mysterious deep-sea squid filmed 4.1 km below the Pacific can disguise itself as the ocean floor, raising new questions about hidden marine life and what we still don’t know.

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...

This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...