A newly discovered fish fossil is the earliest known creature with what might be recognized as a face. Entelognathus primordialiswas an ancient fish that lived about 419 million years ago in the Late ...

It's dazzling on the sandy floors of the ocean, but it's a nightmare for its prey. The bobbit worm is a gorgeous creature, but striking and deadly. It slices fish in two using its retractable ...

The ocean is full of weird and wonderful creatures, and scientists have only scratched the surface of what lurks beneath the waves. But some of the sea life they have discovered are downright ...

When Ted Judah goes scuba diving off the coast in Monterey Bay, he normally swims at the surface to the area above the dive site and then descends. But on the morning of Dec. 30, the water was ...

For nearly 20 years, a “rosy” creature has been a regular part of the aquarium trade. And while experts are familiar with the tiny animal, it has never been officially identified — until now.

Three-dimensional reconstructions of the rockhead poacher's insides hint that the fish may beat its cranial pit like a drum Louisiana State University The rockhead poacher is an odd fish whose name ...

SAN DIEGO — A rare oarfish washed ashore in Encinitas last week. This discovery marks the second time this year that one of these elusive deep-sea creatures has been found on our county's coastline.

Captain Eric Hesse of the fishing vessel Tenacious II was pulling a fish aboard when it threw up this creature on the deck, NOAA says. NOAA Fisheries photo The idea of fish vomit is likely revolting ...

Flowing nearly 650 miles through Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, the Tennessee River is one of the most important waterways in the South. From its headwaters in the Appalachian ...