Somewhere in the permanent darkness more than two miles beneath the Galápagos Islands, a remotely operated vehicle caught ...

Box jellyfish get their name from their cube-shaped bell, with long tentacles trailing from each corner. When alive in the water, those tentacles can stretch several feet. "Unlike most jellyfish, they ...

Many real animals evolved features so bizarre and intimidating that they look like creatures pulled directly from fantasy worlds like House of the Dragon . Deep-sea dragonfish hunt in darkness using ...

The fish, who live in pitch-black darkness, likely use their bioluminescent lures to find mates. Males then attach themselves to the females—and never let go. Many anglerfish, like the Diceratias ...

(A) Bioinspiration from natural jellyfish and multifunctional capabilities of the jellyfish-inspired magnetic soft robot (J-MSR) platform. (B) Comparison of the speed and the density between our ...

This spring, beaches from California to Washington have become clogged with small, squelchy electric blue animals—piled up several inches deep in some places—accompanied by a dubious smell. These ...

A neon-pink blob appears in my line of vision. Even though I’m wearing a snorkel mask, I’m holding my breath. Slowly, the blob floats closer and closer before suddenly puffing up like a balloon. The ...

Bioluminescence is one of nature’s coolest tricks. Organisms in many kingdoms of life—including animals, plants and fungi—can create their own light through chemical reactions in their cells. The ...

CARPINTERIA, CA – Hundreds of thousands of shimmery, indigo blue sea creatures are washing up along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington, captivating beachgoers and scientists with their ...