Known to only live in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Solumbellula appeared in the Pacific for the first time to ...

Deep-sea creature with ‘massive eyes’ discovered in canyon. It’s a new species A new species of octopus, the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, has been discovered in the depths of the Indian Ocean ...

On July 23, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science hosted a Science Spotlight, highlighting Alaina Wiwi — a ...

Many species thought to be extinct have reappeared in recent years, proving that nature still holds many secrets. From elusive mammals in South America to deep-sea fish, these rediscoveries shed ...

In a remarkable discovery, researchers have identified an unknown species of shark that is labelled as extinct.The species ...

Image credits: wikipedia #5 Steller's Sea Cow - Extinct 1768 In 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller documented the Steller's sea cow, an animal that Europeans discovered living only around the Commander ...

From the ancient coelacanth to the elusive Omura’s whale, here are the 10 of the rarest animals found in the Indian Ocean.

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

An update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has declared 31 animal and plant species extinct. That total includes the lost shark, listed as ...