A video of a gloriously creepy anglerfish inspired tears and poetry online. But why was this deep-sea dweller near the ...

The Mononoke tilefish, Branchiostegus sanae, sports striking facial markings reminiscent of San’s tribal paint, symbolizing a call for marine conservation.

In a river of southern China, a “slender” creature with “tiny scales” under its skin paused to rest along the gravel riverbed. Its coloring helped it blend in, but not well enough. Nearby scientists ...

In 2022, hobbyist fossil collectors Robert Sinibaldi and Joseph Branin were diving in Florida's Steinhatchee River to look ...