A Tasmanian artist aboard the RSV Nuyina snapped a giant squid-like creature right at the surface in the Southern Ocean.

The real-life explanations for the creatures that haunt our imaginations.

As a fishing and horror film fanatic (two separate endeavors, I assure you), I can’t help but think about eco-horror films featuring sadistic anglers, horrific sharks, and torturous fishing trips. I’m ...

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 ocean’s deepest reaches harbor some of the most alien and terrifying life forms on Earth. Far below where sunlight fades to eternal darkness, creatures have evolved in ways that seem to defy ...

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 ...

The sea is dark and full of terrors. There may or may not be water on Mars, but there are apparently Martians in the water. A fisherman is making waves after sharing footage of a bizarre, mystery sea ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...