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 ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago ...

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 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 ...

A researcher on Colón Island of Panama was searching for crustaceans among the coastal mangrove forests when he saw a section of mangroves in varying stages of decay. The water was shallow and murky, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...