The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

Recent research has shed light on the complex relationships between deep-sea invertebrates, such as mussels and snails, and their symbiotic bacteria, revealing how these organisms adapt to extreme ...

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Benthic Invertebrate Collection (SIO-BIC ... The Collection includes extensive holdings from deep-sea environments, chemosynthetic ecosystems (hydrothermal ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...