In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

Seen up close, each polyp has a tube-like body and an opening ringed with dozens of “transparent” tentacles. These ...

La Digue, with its pristine beaches, clear waters, and enchanting landscapes, stands as one of Africa’s most beautiful ...

Looking out over the smooth, clear waters of Playa El Quemado this month, a wiggling object caught Robert Hayes’s attention ...

Choanoflagellates envelop and digest still smaller cells. Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators to consume plant-like ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote ...

The Sea to Summit Revive Range features two new sleeping bags and two sleeping pads that the brand says have the smallest environmental footprint of any sleep system product it has ever made.

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species ... They spend their days at sea and return to shore at night under the cover of darkness to avoid predators. Adding to their ...