Blooms of of smelly, toxic seaweed shattered records in May, growing to over 37 million tons and inundating beaches. If it’s not bad enough already, the amount of seaweed is expected to grow ...

One of the worries about microplastic particle pollution is the possibility that the particles may accumulate harmful ...

Humans have only explored a tiny percentage of the seafloor, so there's a good chance some of the strangest creatures or ...

Instead of scales, blobfish have weak and flabby skin that is quite flexible. In other words, they’re very well adapted to harsh deep-sea conditions that would crush shallow water species (or humans), ...

Taking a blobfish out of water is like “heating something that’s glued together and the glue starts to melt.” The blobfish went viral with this photo, but underwater they look like a ...

The blobfish has a bulbous head ... appearance was quickly adopted into meme culture. The pressure of the water forces their shape into that of a regular - albeit bulbous - fish, but out of ...

"It helps people relate to what's going on beneath the water." The blobfish's designation as Fish of the Year is a welcome reminder of just how delicate marine animals are and how crucial it is to ...

Its body is less dense than water, allowing it to float just above the seabed. According to Konrad Kurta from the conservation trust, blobfish can live up to 130 years. They are slow-moving ...

The blobfish, often mocked for its unique appearance ... to 1,200 meters)—it actually looks like a regular fish. The high water pressure keeps its shape intact. But when it's pulled to the ...

Blobfish, when brought to the surface where the water pressure isn’t high enough to allow them to maintain their shape, they morph into mushy creatures with an unfortunate appearance.

In their natural habitat, on the seabed at depths of about 2,000ft to 4,000ft (600m-1,200m), blobfish resemble any other fish. But when brought to the surface, where the water pressure isn't high ...

blobfish have evolved in remarkable ways. They lack many features typical of other fish: no swim bladder, no full skeleton, no muscles, and no scales. Instead, their bodies are mostly made of soft, ...