The ocean is home to some of the most mysterious creatures on Earth. Many of us are familiar with the common sea animals like dolphins, sharks, and turtles, but there are also rare and unusual ...

Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting. A "leaf"-like sea creature caught their attention - and for good reason. It ...

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

Boaters off the coast of South Africa were recently treated to a rare spectacle: a group of elusive Risso's dolphins. The marine mammals - which are seldom seen near land - were spotted on Sept. 3 ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

A “rare” True’s beaked whale recently washed ashore in Ireland in what experts say is part of a cluster of strandings. Photo from Milomc123, UnSplash Two rare deep-sea whales recently washed up on ...

A manatee was one of the latest in a long line of rare marine animals to turn heads along the Texas coast last month, and — in this case — hold up a $64 million state construction project. One of the ...

Unlike its interior cousins, gray wolves of Vancouver Island live with two paws in the ocean and two paws on land.