Most sea slugs use their raspy tongues to feed on prey that is attached to the seafloor. Instead, Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Until recently, the deep sea was too distant, cold, and high pressure for humans to explore, and much of it remains unknown.

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface, but despite their immense size and impact on the planet, we know very little about ...

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was ...

Unlike albinism, where there is a complete lack of melanin and the iris is red due to underlying blood vessels, leucistic ...

Formerly known as the 'mystery mollusk,' this glow-in-the-dark nudibranch is the first of its kind to be seen living in the ...

Researchers classified the new species within a new genus, Bathydevius, and new family, Bathydeviidae, because of its ...

SEE ALSO: A dominant shark lurks in the deep, dark ocean. Meet the sixgill. Below, you can view brilliant footage of the animal, which biologists have dubbed the "mystery mollusc." It now also has a ...

SEE ALSO: A dominant shark lurks in the deep, dark ocean. Meet the sixgill. Below, you can view brilliant footage of the animal, which biologists have dubbed the "mystery mollusc." It now also has ...

Amongst these amazing lifeforms that we know so little about, sits the latest target for corporate exploitation: polymetallic ...

It dwells in the midnight zone. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute identified an intriguing new deep sea species off of California. It's see-through, can glow, and nabs ...

Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." ...