Scientists have long assumed the deep-sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

About 310 miles off the coast of Tokyo, Japan, a small team of researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology recently squeezed into a deep-sea submersible and dove deep ...

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

From giant stick bugs to rarely seen sea creatures, these animal videos fascinated us—and led to new scientific discoveries.

The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s biodiversity and biooptics team on Nov. 6, the institute confirmed to SFGATE via email. Prior ...

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've already discovered 30 new deep-sea creatures. Reading time 2 minutes The deep ...

Three marine creatures were seen from the sky off the coast of New England in October, according to the New England Aquarium. Screengrab from the New England Aquarium on Facebook In a “rare sighting” ...

A sea creature washed up on the Maine shore. Getty Images/iStockphoto A giant sea creature that washed up on the Maine shore has fascinated beachgoers, but city officials have a strict warning for if ...

A beachgoer enjoying a Florida sunrise stumbled upon a “giant” sea creature hidden among rocks, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. It was identified as a loggerhead sea turtle ...

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 ...

The 300-pound loggerhead sea turtle was found trapped in rocks at House of Refuge beach near Stuart, Florida, rescuers say. Street View image from Oct. 2023. © 2025 ...