It’s not just a figure of speech - in the cephalopod world, evolution really is an arms race. TierZoo compares species with different limb counts to analyze how dexterity, speed, and intelligence ...

EXPECTING his normal catch of plaice, turbot and Dover sole, Arthur Dewhirst was surprised when his nets spilled their contents onto his ship's deck earlier this year. Instead of shiny, flapping fish, ...

Chilean Lower House Representative Marisela Santibáñez has introduced a new bill that aims to ban the practice of octopus ...

Scientists have identified two new marine species off Western Australia: a small, glowing West Australian Lanternshark and a ...

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...

For Ghost, a 45-pound octopus believed to be between 2 and 4 years old (the average lifespan for her species), it means ...

After years of work, the CSIRO officially confirms the discovery of a glowing lantern shark and two armour-less crab species.

Exploring the deep ocean comes with the chance to encounter all kinds of weird and wonderful species. You could come face to ...

Scientists have discovered two new spooky sea creatures living hundreds of metres under the ocean. Find out more here.

As Halloween decorations fill neighborhoods across North America, scientists have unwrapped a real-life natural mystery: six brand-new species of bats have just been discovered in the lush forests of ...

Beneath the waves of the high seas, beyond the national borders of any country, lies the deep seabed. Known in international ...

New Zealand's first legislated marine reserve, established 50 years ago around Te Hāwere-a-Maki/Goat Island north of Auckland ...