Marine Animals
"This is very rare.” Marine scientists amazed to see enormous sea creature do this in broad daylight – it's usually only witnessed at night
Drone captures Greenland ice tearing open to reveal colossal animal beneath
The gigantic marine creature can be seen breaking through the ice to take several breaths of air before returning to the deep.
Canals were built for industry, but have become a lifeline for endangered species. Here’s why
Britain’s canals were not designed for nature, but for many species they could be what makes survival possible
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"If harassed, it may violently eject its intestine and stomach out of its anus. But if the attack escalates, it finally explodes…"
The harmless looking sea cucumber is more deadly than it looks and has an array of tools and weapons to ward off predators
There's a curious creature on the Massachusetts coast that's taught itself to poop on demand. This is why
A new study reveals that hermit crabs have a clever way of preventing themselves from outgrowing their shell too quickly – and it’s not by limiting what they eat.
It was presumed dead for 60 years. Then scientists sent an underwater drone into the deep and saw this
After identifying a deep-sea coral garden off West Africa in the 1960s, researchers thought it was dead so didn’t explore it – until now.
It’s the largest, yet most remote, continent in the world. But who’s responsible for it?
Technically, no single country owns Antarctica. But it’s complicated...
"Their stonking size led to rumours that they can snap shut in an instant, trapping poor divers who snuck their arm inside to steal a pearl…"
These colossal clams were rumoured to kill humans but the opposite is true – climate change, pollution and overharvesting are pushing them to the brink
“Some believe that Gibraltar Falls was 1,000 times higher than Niagara Falls.” This could be the largest flood on Earth of all time
The Zanclean Flood, which is theorised to have occurred 5.33 million years ago, refilled the Mediterranean Sea
“He’s a 1,000kg wild marine predator that is very capable of hurting someone if startled.” Who is Neil the seal?
Neil the seal hauls out onto the island of Tasmania twice a year – around 930 miles from where he should be
There's something strange that's twice the size of Vatican City – and like nothing else on Earth – living in a Scottish loch
Serpulid worms are found all around the world but reefs are rare. The largest of them all is in the shallow waters of a Scottish Loch
Humans and starfish have something surprising in common. Here’s what we can learn from them
Humans and sea stars have something in common – here’s why it matters to scientists studying organ development
It has no brain or blood – but this five-armed creature is a formidable predator
The common starfish has two stomachs – and it forces one of them out of its mouth to consume prey.
It's the length of Africa, home to more than 2,000 marine species—many found nowhere else on Earth—and one of the world's largest underwater forests
The Great Southern Reef might be less known than the Great Barrier Reef but it’s similarly spectacular
When a deep-sea robot ventured down into the Atlantic's Doldrums, it found something massive no one expected – leaving scientists stunned
During a month-long mid-Atlantic expedition, underwater robots found rare hydrothermal vent systems, fish with translucent skulls and elusive squid with thread-like tentacles
Scientists tied plastic bottles to fishing nets – what happened next amazed them
Hundreds of dolphins die in fishing nets every year. How adding this one thing to nets s could help save them
Hundreds of miles. One plastic cap. 307 individual hitchhikers
Researchers found hundreds of organisms hitchhiking on a plastic bottle cap and warn that this type of pollution could cause invasive species to move into new areas
"Marine animals were mysteriously dropping dead: around 1 million were wiped out." Scientists now know the reason why – and it's terrifying
Marine researchers in Australia have found what might be the most toxic species of microalgae ever studied.
Whale experts studied the noises of this isolated population – and discovered something incredibly human-like about them
Scientists have identified two distinct dialects in Mediterranean sperm whales and believe it mirrors the movement of ancestral clans
This jellyfish can heal wounds “in minutes” – now scientists want to uncover its secret
A transparent jellyfish shows how cells can crawl and pull their way to wound healing
12 incredible photos of the biggest shark on Earth
These striking images show the remarkable size and amazing feeding techniques of whale sharks.
"I experienced relaxation of muscles in the limbs, was hardly able to speak or control my facial expression and felt almost like I were going to die”
The flower urchin looks like it’s covered in hundreds of beautiful petals but each one is a set of snapping jaws ready to bite
"It has a sharp beak designed for slicing and hunts in packs that can number thousands. Some even say that if you fell overboard it would tear you to pieces"
These demonic deep-sea creatures hunt in packs of thousands and are equipped with the perfect weapon to severe their prey’s spinal cord.
When marine scientists found a plastic bottle floating in the ocean, they were shocked to see this large animal living inside, unable to escape
Marine scientists were shocked to find a large live crab stuck inside a small plastic bottle. This is how it got there
