Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the discovery of marine life. The creatures include everything from a squat lobster ...

A group of bizarre creatures from the deep sea pushes the origins of glowing life way, way back in time. Reading time 2 minutes Bioluminescence, the eerie, beautiful phenomena that allows living ...

A new study resets the timing for the emergence of bioluminescence back to millions of years earlier than previously thought. By Sam Jones Bioluminescence is used throughout the animal kingdom, ...

A new species and genus of octocoral (Cnidaria Anthozoa) was described from Zamami Island Okinawa Japan, Nanipora kamurai. Molecular phylogenetic analyses showed that the species is closely related to ...

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the ...

Some corals produce chemicals called diterpenoids that have shown promise in fighting cancer and reducing inflammation, but researchers have been unable to study the chemicals in depth. The problem is ...

A squat lobster discovered near Easter Island, one of the many newly identified species by the Ocean Census Gallardo / The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census Scientists have identified 866 new ...