Sea monsters have a prominent role in myths and legends of most seafaring cultures on Earth and with such inspiring ocean biodiversity, it's not difficult to see why. Join Oliver Crimmen, Senior ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

A rare predatory fish which lives 2,000 metres below sea level has been spotted in broad daylight. Spanish shark researchers ...

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Paleontologists have learned a lot about the bodies of these ancient sea monsters by studying their fossilized skeletons. But from their bones alone, it’s difficult to tell what these now ...

These sea monsters grew upwards of 40 feet (12 meters) long. About half that length was neck, a feature that allowed Styxosaurus to sneak up on schools of fish as it slowly cruised the shallow ...

Commonly known as the "black sea monster," the anglerfish is typically found at depths of up to 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) below the water's surface, where there is little to no sun. "This could be ...

So, if Bill Manville and Gilbert Manter’s eyes had been deceiving them, and the footprints in the sand weren’t left by a sea monster, what exactly was happening on Nantucket that summer?

A Mosasaur. Contradictions in celebrated 'Sea Monster' skull point to possible fossil fraud in Morocco. Illustration. (photo credit: Dotted Yeti. Via Shutterstock) A new study raised serious ...

Now researchers have conducted the first detailed analysis of plesiosaur soft tissue, offering a more complete look at what these real-life sea monsters might have looked like when they lived from ...