Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the seafloor explodes with heat. Cracks and vents in the rocky sediment allow boiling seawater heated by subterranean magma to shoot ...

The man collected the seashell while snorkeling in Egypt's Red Sea, totally unaware that the shell was teeming with life.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Sea hares are significantly larger than a typical sea slug with upper-head tentacles and an internal shell. They can release ... a spokesperson said. 'These creatures are toxic and pose a ...

A man shared his close call with a deadly textile cone snail while snorkeling in Egypts Red Sea. Initially unaware of the ...

are one of ocean creatures' most effective defences. This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the kaleidoscopically colourful sea slug. Nudibranchs, commonly known as ...

“He’s having a shell-a-bration!” It’s a cinematic lunchtime ritual but not an unusual one. In the wild, sea otter diets consists of shelled creatures like clams, sea urchins and crab ...

Sea scallops are part of the bivalve family because the animals inside create their own shells through the secretion of calcium carbonate, according to the Ocean Conservancy. The animals swim by ...