Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. The animal was so unique that they had no idea what it was ...

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Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was.

Most college students have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment, but few can attest to spending weeks of 14-hour days developing their own research experiment. That’s how McLennan Community College ...

Scientists found a bioluminescent deep-sea animal with a “gelatinous” body and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from MBARI From a research vessel off the coast of California, a team of ...

Sea slugs are one of the world’s most stunning, diverse, and adaptable animals. Not only are sea slugs beautiful to look at, but their methods of survival are unparalleled. While some marine species ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Blue sea slugs were believed to prey on the Portuguese man-of-war, which contains highly poisonous nematocysts, and uses the nematocysts for defense by incorporating them into the tips of its lateral ...

On a routine recreational dive off Keelung, Taiwan, a diver noticed something barely visible on the substrate: a soft-bodied animal smaller than a sesame seed. The diver snapped a macro photograph, ...

Most college students have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment, but few can attest to spending weeks of 14-hour days developing their own research experiment. That’s how McLennan Community College ...