Life originated in the ocean and there are many more major groups of animals there than on land! For example echinoderms (starfish, urchins, etc.) only occur in the ocean. Despite this, there are far ...

A recent groundbreaking study has revealed an astonishing natural event: terrestrial animals that managed to journey across the Pacific Ocean, covering an immense 8,000 kilometers, to settle on a new ...

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a ...

The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before acquiring a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity ...

Early ancestors of the ocean's biggest animals once walked on land. Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in the ocean and how they survive underwater? Well, pack your swimsuit, we're off to find out! Look at all these fish! Big fish! Small fish!

There are a lot of animals living on the seabed that seem strange to us on land. Giant isopods can live 500 metres or more below the ocean surface. But these 14-legged goliaths are relatives of the ...