Scientists searched through archive collections for preserved animals from South America. They were looking for “ghost”-like creatures — and they found several. The researchers were studying Otoniela ...

On a riverbank in a remote part of central Brazil, a team of scientists broke open the stones "with a hammer and pickaxe" in search of aquatic life. The unconventional method worked and exposed a ...

Aboard a research vessel off the coast of Thailand, scientists sorted through their catch. The trawling net had hauled up a “ghost”-like sea creature with peeling skin and “iridescent green” eyes. It ...

Ghost sharks are among the oldest known creatures on the planet. These marine animals are older than the dinosaurs. They also happen to be very elusive because they live in the deep sea at depths of 8 ...

"Ghost creature" of Antarctica has survived 30 ice ages. Video filmed by Brian Wilcox; produced by Julie Walker. The world’s scientists have been trying to figure out how exactly ice sheets in ...

Ashley Ahearn, reporting for the World, discusses ghost nets—lost or abandoned fishing nets that entangle and kill the ocean’s creatures. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related ...

Sometimes when you hold a contest, you get more than you bargained for. Like one held recently by the Ocean Conservancy, seeking images showing the beauty and wonder of the ocean. Plenty of photos ...