Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Equal parts strange and terrifying: these are some of the many monsters that have haunted Greek mythology since antiquity.

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...

In an age of exhausting AI-generated videos and manipulated images purporting to showcase real marine life that have never been seen by human eyes, it's easy to forget that there are actually ...

For hundreds of years, the Kraken was a source of terror in people's minds as a gargantuan creature with unimaginable power that was said to live under the ...

You’re blissfully splashing in the ocean and feel a pinch. Or you’re strolling along the beach and step on something sharp. When you’re out at the beach, it’s important to remember that you’re sharing ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Venomous sea slugs have been spotted along ...

In a Frankenstein-y feat, a small, gelatinous sea creature can merge its body with a neighbor’s. The animals — called sea walnuts, a type of comb jelly — can then sync up their bodily functions, ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...