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While exploring the seafloor, the team spotted something eerie swimming in the distance. As the camera moved closer, the ...

An alien-like creature 'from another planet' has washed up on a beach in the United Kingdom and been identified as a rarely seen sea creature. Georgina and Rob Pope were walking their dog, Nona, at ...

We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration. Katy Croff Bell, who has been an ocean researcher for 25 years, is working ...

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Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature with “long” fingers lurking near a temple in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View ...