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Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama TrenchA never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.
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'She turns her siphon into a gun': Watch coconut octopus firing stones at fish in world-1st footageOctopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured for the Netflix series Our Oceans.
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Octopuses burn more calories changing color than you use on a 25-minute runFor the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot.
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024: See stunning photos of hungry whale, surfing seagull, freaky fish babies, land-loving eel and adorable toxic octopusCheck out some of the best photos from 2024's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.
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Watch 'spaghetti monster' with dozens of pink-tipped sausage legs swimming near Nazca RidgeResearchers exploring the seafloor off the coast of Chile recently captured mesmerizing footage of a flying spaghetti monster — a carnivorous, colonial creature with countless milky-white arms.
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1-in-100 million 'cotton candy' lobster caught off New Hampshire alive and well at aquariumA beautiful and rare "cotton candy" lobster caught in New Hampshire may be due to a combination of genetics and diet.
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Otherworldly video captures rare jellyfish with a hitchhiker in its bellAmazing new footage shows a rare Deepstaria jellyfish with a resident isopod in its bell off the coast of Chile.
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Watch female octopus drag male around during sex in rare footage captured off Indonesian islandUnusual octopus mating session captured in rare and comical footage filmed off the Indonesian island of Bunaken for new National Geographic show.
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Oldest known sex chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an octopus ancestorThe oldest-known sex chromosome emerged in octopus and squid between 455 million and 248 million years ago — 180 million years earlier than the previous record-holder, scientists have discovered.
