The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered what may be the biggest example of the species ever recorded—at more than 13 feet ...

Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal ...

A towering, centuries old sea creature has been found rising from the seafloor off New Zealand, its branches forming a living ...

Deep below the surface of New Zealand’s southern fjords, in waters rarely disturbed and even less understood, a discovery has ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before. From high up in the mountains to ...

Though jellyfish don't have brains, they react to light and when presented with food, scientists found.

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 underwater monitoring structures from the deep reefs off the Pacific island of Guam, which have been gathering data there at depths up ...

A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones ...