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October 20, 2015

Lionfish found at sunken ship 300 feet below water's surface wreaking havoc

The relentless scourge of lionfish has crept to unexpected depths: Off the coast of Florida, researchers say they found the venomous invader thriving around a sunken ship at 300 feet below the water's surface.

October 20, 2015

How tiny, transparent lobsters get around

These teeny-tiny infant lobsters may be small, but their commercial value is anything but.

October 20, 2015

Lobsters, crabs feel pain, scientists say

Shellfish such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp feel pain, suggests a new study that calls into question how food and aquaculture industries treat these animals.

October 20, 2015

Swingin' and clingin': The wild sex lives of barnacles

Barnacles have the largest penises, relative to body size, in the animal kingdom, and now some are going into the record books for yet another feat: They can capture sperm directly from water.

October 20, 2015

‘Kraken’ caught on film at last

The elusive giant squid, which can grow to a monstrous 26 feet in length and is likely the source of the Nordic legend of the kraken, has been captured on film at last.

October 20, 2015

Gelatinous menace? Jellyfish on boom-bust cycle worldwide

Though some reports suggest jellyfish are taking over the world’s oceans, long-term records of these gelatinous animals fail to show a global increase in jellyfish blooms likely caused by pollution, warming, coastal development and other human influences.

October 20, 2015

Ancient 'Predator X' sea monster named

It's official: A giant, marine reptile that roamed the seas roughly 150 million years ago is a new species, researchers say.

October 20, 2015

T.rex-size crocodiles ruled the ancient seas

Giant crocodiles were ravenous creatures -- such effective killers that they've been compared to the most famous predator of the Dinosaur Era, T. rex.

October 20, 2015

1, 2, 3 octopuses: Off Seattle coast, volunteer divers conduct an underwater census

To check on the health of the giant Pacific octopus population in Puget Sound, an unusual census takes place every year. Volunteer divers, enlisted by the Seattle Aquarium, take to Washington's inland waters to look for their eight-tentacle neighbors.

October 20, 2015

Family saves three baby sharks through C-section

Performing an emergency C-section on a shark may not be part of a typical beach outing, but for one family that is exactly what happened.