Mystery mollusk: Glowing creature found in the deep ocean
Scientists uncovered the "mystery mollusk," a strange glowing sea creature lurking in the ocean's midnight depths.
‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Creature Hid Its Identity From Scientists
It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.
Scientists discover mysterious deep sea creature. It hunts with a hood.
Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute identified an intriguing new deep sea species off of California. It's see-through, can glow, and nabs prey with a large hood. At one point while filming,
Sea creature so big it is ‘visible from space’ discovered in South Pacific
Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two football fields – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The coral is believed to be several centuries old, and is “so colossal that it can be seen from space,” the National Geographic Pristine Seas team behind the discovery said.
VIDEO: Scientists Find Bizarre Sea Creature in the Midnight Zone
For over 20 years, researchers have been encountering a mysterious creature lurking kilometers beneath the ocean’s surface. Now, they’ve finally uncovered its secret: it belongs to a previously unknown group of animals,
Huge sea creature discovered that's so big it can be seen from space
One of the largest known sea creatures, the size of two football fields and believed to be several centuries old, has been discovered by scientists.
Rarely seen deep-sea creature washes up in CA for second time in months, experts say
A deep-sea dweller that rarely comes to the ocean’s surface washed ashore a beach in Southern California, making it the second one to appear in just a few months. Now, researchers are trying to figure out what brought it.
Scientists Finally Understand Bizarre Deep-Sea Creature Discovered in 2000
Formerly known as the 'mystery mollusk,' this glow-in-the-dark nudibranch is the first of its kind to be seen living in the ocean's ultra-dark midnight zone.
Odd sea creature with vivid eyes and ‘canine-like’ teeth discovered as new species
The new species’ sponge-dwelling habitat is “unique” and “unusual,” researchers said. Frillgobies are usually “relatively drab” fish found at shallower depths and typically “free-living on sand or hard surfaces of the reef environment.”
'Mystery Mollusc': Video Reveals Weird See-Through Deep-Sea Species
"Everyone in the control room let out a loud 'Oooooh!' at the same time. We were all enchanted," a researcher said.
California scientists astounded by discovery of mystery deep sea species
After an initial sighting almost a quarter century ago, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have revealed a deep-sea discovery for the ages. On Monday, MBARI researchers announced the existence of an entirely new species of sea slug that lives in the deep waters off Monterey Bay known as the “midnight zone.
This captivating sea creature could dominate Earth if humans become extinct: expert
University of Oxford professor Tim Coulson told London-based business publication The European that the octopus is one of the ...
Sea creature last seen in 1950s had been photobombing other animals for years. See it
The species was named Haplosyllis anthogorgicola, and it is incredibly small. After the first description of the species, the ...