A video circulating widely on Facebook in Ethiopia claims to show an alien creature that was captured in fishing nets after killing “many” people at sea. Other posts described the creature as a ...

This article is part of Hyperallergic’s Pride Month series, featuring an interview with a different transgender or nonbinary emerging or mid-career artist every weekday throughout the month of June.

Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet below the surface. Underwater robots give researchers a glimpse at some of ...

For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s deepest trenches requires remarkable adaptations: a gelatinous body that can withstand pressure, bioluminescent features to guide it, and a transparent ...

Deep-sea creatures exhibit gigantism, with football-sized eyes and van-sized sponges thriving in crushing darkness. These ...

Nature is full of astonishing and unique creatures whose abilities often feel more like magic than biology. From creatures that see beyond human vision to others who mimic entire species, these ...