During a recent expedition off the coast of Central California, scientists from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ...

Here be monsters, particularly lurking deep beneath the sea. No, not the mythical monsters à la Cthulhu, the Kraken, Scylla, or the Leviathan. There are real monsters hiding way, way down underneath ...

In novels like “Moby Dick” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” monsters exist to aggravate and impinge on human life. Science, folklore, and fiction have villainized deep sea creatures for centuries, ...

The idea of sea monsters has captivated us for centuries. Could there really be something scary lurking in the dark depths? Folklore and popular culture say yes, yet science urges us to dive a little ...

Scientists discovered a giant underwater mountain. And it's teeming with deep sea life. An endeavor aboard the Falkor (too) — a 363-foot (111-meter) research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean ...

The headless chicken monster is a type of sea cucumber. Many animals have acquired silly nicknames from amused humans. Raccoons are trash pandas. Snakes are danger noodles. Ocean dwellers aren’t ...

Anglerfish are one of the strangest creatures in the deep ocean. Discover how their glowing lure helps them hunt and why, in ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

In the first judging panel, we covered the vampire squid, goblin shark, Tasmanian devil, aye-aye, and naked mole-rat.For the ...