Featured Creatures

A marine model for stem cell research, evolution of the immune system and nerve degeneration.

Almost everyone is familiar with the shape and design of a chambered nautilus. But most people don’t know that nautiluses are cephalopods. In fact they’re very ancient cephalopods – so ancient that they’re often called living fossils

Anchovies—small silvery fish that travel in large schools—are a nutritionally-rich, foundational species for both fisheries and ecosystems off the coast of California. They have an outsized role in marine ecology.

Scientific discovery: you never know where it will lead. Over the years scientists have discovered many drugs by testing compounds from organisms on the land and in the sea.

How humpback whales catch their prey is a cultural tradition that varies depending on the population.

Gossamer worms live in the midwater zone of the ocean along with many other polychaete worm species. They are transparent as are so many of the creatures of this twilight zone between the surface and the seafloor.

How the pearl octopus moves may inspire the next octobot.

Ctenophores are absolutely beautiful creatures. Known as comb jellies, they use eight longitudinal rows of cilia for locomotion. When the cilia beat, light is scattered, producing a rainbow of colors. Find Out More Here

Take a Closer Look at the Colorful Marine Flatworms

These red crabs make mass migrations on Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean. It’s one of earth’s most spectacular sights, says Sir David Attenborough.