An alien-like Mola mola surprised surfers as it surfaced along the San Diego coastline, ultimately dying and washing ashore. ...

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Russian scientist Mikhail V. Nazarkin has added a new species to the scientific record, four decades after it was fished from ...

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This weird-looking creature has been mistaken for a lot of things, including a whale placenta and a sea monster as well as a garbage bag. And less often, it’s recognized for what it is: a jellyfish!

A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, ...

ABOARD OCEANXPLORER, Indonesia - A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 ...

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

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Discover the amazing true story of how the Girl Guides worked undercover as spies during the First World War, lose yourself ...