In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Deep beneath the Indonesian waters, the Mimic Octopus showcases an extraordinary survival strategy. This master of disguise can transform its body to resemble various sea creatures, including ...

While not the oldest fossil of an octopus ever found, it is one of the most complete and best preserved. It is now kept in the Musee de Paleontologie de La Voulte-sur-Rhone where ...

The ocean is shrouded in mystery, with its depths housing creatures beyond our ... the balance within the deep-sea food web underscores its importance within the oceanic biological community. Freshly ...

Deep-sea creatures often look more like science fiction monsters than marine animals. The glass octopus is one such animal. The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured this footage of the incredibly rare ...

literally “vampire squid from hell”) is a relatively small and gentle deep-sea dweller with remarkable bioluminescent capabilities. Neither a true squid nor an octopus, this unique creature inhabits ...

A shimmery deep-sea creature measuring almost 5 feet mysteriously washed ashore on an Oregon beach. Now, researchers get a chance to learn more about the lancetfish. The big-eyed fish with sharp ...

In haunting footage captured about 1,604 feet (489 meters) under the sea, cameras captured the tubular crustaceans latched ...

In honor of Earth Day 2025, Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for a new documentary series titled Octopus!, a tribute to and celebration of this magical, intelligent sea creature.

In the depths of the sea lies a master of disguise — meet nature’s ultimate shape-shifter, the Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) — a creature capable of transforming itself into a wide ...