Thousands of sea creatures that resemble small blue and purple jellyfish have washed ashore in Ventura County, California. Watch this video to find out what it has to do with the wind. With the penny ...

Seal pups and jellyfish-like creatures are among the wildlife washed up on Dorset's beaches during storms this week. Thousands of by-the-wind-sailors - organisms carried by ocean currents and the wind ...

A bizarre new sponge species has been discovered deep in the Southern Ocean. Unlike ordinary sponges, it does not filter water for tiny food particles. Instead, it actively traps and consumes small ...

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 ...

Among the rarest of sights off North Carolina’s Outer Banks is a leatherback sea turtle, and a tracking device attached to one is giving researchers a stunning map of how far they swim to get here.

Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their potential hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and ...