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Sea Creatures

WATCH: Sea Creature Deploys Icky Defense

| Posted 03.28.2013 | Science

By Matt Soniak Sea hares don't look like they can put up much of a fight, but these bunny-eared slug cousins can really knock you senseless. When di...

New Look At Ancient Mud Yields 'Unexpected Discovery'

Posted 03.08.2013 | Science

By: Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 03/07/2013 10:01 AM EST on LiveScience The story of life on Earth keeps getting stranger...

Monster Squid & New Elf Cats Are the Scariest Creatures on the Planet

Michael Warbux | Posted 03.11.2013 | Weird News
Michael Warbux

The new breed of cat known as "The Elf Cat" could possibly be the ugliest cat ever or a Dobby from Harry Potter imposter. Also the legendary giant squid has been captured on film and it's SCARIEST CREATURE ON THE PLANET!

Sea Creatures' True Beauty Revealed in Winning Underwater Photos

Posted 04.20.2012 | Green

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/19/2012 01:42 PM EDT on LiveScience A dashing-red sea slug that seems to be hamming ...

Mark Laita: Sea, Serpentine, Amaranthine

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 05.14.2012 | Arts
Evelyne Politanoff

2012-03-14-SquareBlockAnthias.jpg American photographer Mark Laita manages to portray the exotic creatures of the oceans as artistic, aesthetic still lives, yielding a dynamic interplay of image and aesthetic.

Garbage Unfortunately Never Looked So Good

Posted 02.25.2012 | Arts

"Soup" is a term to describe the layer of plastic garbage suspended in the ocean. Yummy. Mandy Barker's photo series uses real debris collected fr...

Census Of Marine Life Tries To Account For Thousands Of Microscopic Sea Creatures

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON -- If the Census Bureau thinks it has its hands full counting Americans, imagine what scientists are up against in trying to tally every li...

Sounds Of The Sea (VIDEOS, PHOTO): The Language Of Marine Life

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

As part of our celebration of Our Oceans, we're exploring the ways in which marine life communicates. From the Weddell seal's glitchy, UFO-like drone ...

9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn't Know Existed (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

From newly-discovered deep sea crustaceans to rodent-resembling primates, nature has brought us some outright weird-looking creatures. Check out thes...

Barnacles' Sticky Secret Revealed

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Just how they stick so steadfastly whilst underwater has remained a biochemical puzzle for scientists for many years. Now researchers have solved thi...

The Untold Story of Climate Change: No Time to Lose for Our Oceans

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Julie Packard

The most visible impacts of climate change on the oceans -- rising sea levels and an increase in storm severity -- can be easily seen. Others are less apparent.

Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.