Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...

This year marks 30 years of SOHO observing our sun, an extraordinary milestone for a mission originally expected to last only ...

Scientists found that adult bristleworm eyes grow continuously thanks to a rim of neural stem cells similar to those in ...

With its unusual combination of features, the deep sea creature helps explain how other modern species emerged from a common ...

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Cephalopods don’t just look alien—they evolved like nothing else on Earth. The SRT describes how octopuses have three hearts, ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult ...

The identification of the remains was based on a contemporary osteological analysis, but they were subsequently lost and only ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult ...

With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates ...