Why it's awesome: These tiny marine creatures are probably better known by their nickname, "Shaun the Sheep" sea slugs, because of their uncanny resemblance to the iconic TV character. The adorable ...

Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was.

Blue dragon sea slugs. Glaucus atlanticus. Floating sapphires. Call these curiously cute little creatures whatever you’d like—just don’t call them your friend. They won’t love you back, and it’s a ...

The mechanical nudibranch is a rideable sculpture at Cannonball Arts in Seattle, Washington that was created by artist ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

There are some truly weird creatures in this world, from bizarre animals that look like Frankenstein projects to legitimately ...

Spurilla neapolitana – known as the hair curler slug – is usually found in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, but is now moving ...

It wasn’t until later that evening when I was looking at the photos on a computer screen, that I realised it was in fact something I’d never seen before.” ...