Swarms of strange, blue and translucent jelly fish-like creatures have again washed up on Southern California beaches. What are these creatures? They're known as velella velella, which, despite their ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

Strange occurrences in the oceans have caught the attention of scientists and the public alike. Uncommon deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is displaying unusual behavior. From the ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Bizarre sea creatures that resemble jellyfish have returned to Southern California waters, a year after millions were spotted between Ventura and San Diego counties and beyond. Velella velella, more ...

Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet below the surface. Underwater robots give researchers a glimpse at some of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A seasoned surfer who has frequented Ocean Beach for nearly two decades was taken aback this week when he encountered a peculiar sight in the water. "I was surfing, and I just happened ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ...

In the beginning of 2025, a team of scientists discovered a pristine underwater ecosystem in the Antarctic (Southern) Ocean after a large iceberg broke away from the massive continent. Now, only a few ...

Q. I enjoy learning about bizarre animals like the terrestrial one you recently wrote about called a hammerhead worm. With all the strange animals found on land, the oceans must be full of even more ...