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Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for The Lord of the Rings universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they’re very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking for answers on our own planet begins with the sandworm’s namesake—the humble earthworm. Before they become dried-out bits ...

It’s enough to chill one’s blood. California whale watchers were left terrified after encountering an undulating blood-red sea creature that looked straight out ...

The nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute recently shared a video of the hairy ocean inhabitant — which it dubbed a “sassy sparkler” — on Instagram. “To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

It’s time for the blobfish to move over. There’s another ugly sea creature in town (or the reefs, rather), and it’s essentially nightmare fuel. This is what Eulagisca gigantea, or the Antarctic scale ...

T. Kingfisher delivers slow-burn Gothic horror with Wolf Worm, a novel that's equal parts disturbing, funny and emotionally resonant.

Deep sea explorers want you to break out the "jazz hands" for this creature. On Nov. 4, the Schmidt Ocean Institute posted a video of one of its recent finds on Instagram. The nonprofit is dedicated ...

Despite their name, Christmas tree worms aren’t going to eat up fir and pine trees often used during the holiday season, scientists say. The creatures live in the ocean. Matt Hardy via Unsplash If you ...