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There’s a potential solution for ocean pollution.
For the first time, scientists have captured the elusive ruby seadragon in the wild.
The NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer mission has encountered quite a few life forms during the 2016 Hohonu Moana expedition.
A team from the Leatherback Trust extracted a plastic disposable fork that was lodged in a sea turtle’s nostril.
Not much is known about the whiplash squid in this video. It lives so deep in the ocean that it’s rarely seen alive.
We typically hear about or see common varieties of sharks, however there are more than 400 known species of sharks and some of them are very rare. Frill sharks, often called ‘living fossils’ are one of those lesser-known species and a man in Australia recently caught one.
The ocean is a vast body of mysterious wonders, many that have yet to be discovered. Unlike the mythical Loch Ness Monster, sea dragons, or mermaids, the actual beings discovered are often stranger than fiction.
A species of jellyfish is able to continuously turn back the clock on its aging process, and as long as it doesn’t succumb to disease or outside threat, it’s believed to live forever.
The team was recently exploring the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano near Grenada when they spotted something slowly moving through the water. As the vessel got closer to the creature, the crew started speculating what it could be before concluding it is a Chimaera.
Researcher Kieran Bown visited Turks and Caicos in early 2014 and encountered some truly unique underwater creatures. Kieran found this turtle eating a sponge and the pair ended up swimming along the reef together.
Recently the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration captured footage of a hydromedusa gracefully maneuvering around in the water.
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but there aren’t as many of them around as there used to be. The massive ocean dwellers are classed as both threatened and protected.
Scientists probing the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, came across a rarely spotted vampire squid.
Sharks are known as the greatest predators of the sea. But what happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? A 9ft. great white shark went up against a predator of its own, but this one didn’t come out on top.
