Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Sunlight, the lifeblood of the ocean’s surface, penetrates ...

Though it covers over 70% of our planet, we know startlingly little about what life is like below the surface of our oceans. In fact, all our favorite marine animals – sharks and dolphins, turtles and ...

Transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the Pacific Ocean. In March, a 45-day research ...

Bats have long been a symbol for Halloween. The little black creatures are strange in that they hang upside down and live in dark caves with just enough mystery to make them spooky. But experts say ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Measuring in at a mind-boggling 1,723,337 square kilometers, Alaska ...

The ocean is home to some of the most mysterious creatures on Earth. Many of us are familiar with the common sea animals like dolphins, sharks, and turtles, but there are also rare and unusual ...

In an age of exhausting AI-generated videos and manipulated images purporting to showcase real marine life that have never been seen by human eyes, it's easy to forget that there are actually ...

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — seahorses, sharks, and even deep sea anglerfish — one cool member of the aquatic ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

This video shows the complex yet fascinating molting of a tarantula. Specifically, it captures a Brachypelma boehmei. Also ...

When the sun disappears, and the world slowly becomes quiet, another world quietly wakes up. While humans switch off lights ...

These creatures may not have hearts, but they have adapted regardless. Some extraordinary creatures exist without a heart and thrive in their own ways. Imagine life without a heart—it sounds ...