More than 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a tiny mollusk pulled from a sunken log nearly three miles beneath the surface of the Northwestern Pacific. The animal, a chiton, now carries the ...

Taxonomists have already named at least eight new animal species from the deep sea in the first half of 2026, spanning venomous jellyfish, tiny crustaceans, and an entirely new family of copepods.

These real-life ocean animals were so terrifying to seafarers that they became embedded in history as legendary sea monsters ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists estimate there are over 8 million animal species ...