Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down. Researchers have ...

An invasive species in the United Kingdom's rivers has led one trapper to push for a simple tactic to mitigate their ballooning population: eat them. Andrew Leech has spent the past two decades ...

The deepest part of the ocean is known as the hadal zone, where there is total darkness and extreme pressure. These mysterious regions are between 6,000 and 11,000 meters (3.7 to 6.8 miles) under the ...

Researchers studying life in the caves of Bermuda have verified the discovery of a new species of tiny crustacean. Findings recently published in the scientific journal ZooKeys said that the copepod ...

The red-swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is a highly invasive species native to American freshwaters but has also invaded many freshwater ecosystems around the world. Now, researchers conducted a ...

Armed with kaleidoscopic eyesight, the ability to send secret messages and a punch so fast it can boil water, mantis shrimps are a force to be reckoned with. What is a mantis shri ...

A new species of amphipod with a unique panda pattern was found in the intertidal zone of the Japanese coast. The discovery of the Melita panda highlights the importance of studying species taxonomy, ...