A photograph of one of the moray eel specimens whose left eye is overgrown with skin. Moray eels that lurk in gloomy, underwater caves appear to be adjusting to the darkness by growing skin over their ...

Deep in the caves of the Philippines, a new species was discovered lurking under the surface of the water. National Sun Yat-sen University Deep in the underwater caves of the Philippines, a thin, ...

Scientists found a “rare” slimy creature hiding in “brackish water” of Japan and the Philippines and discovered a new species. Photo from Hirozumi Kobayashi via Huang, Hibino, Balisco and Liao (2024) ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)- American eels will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday, a victory for fishermen of the increasingly valuable species ...

Deep in the underwater caves of the Philippines, a thin, slithery creature moves between the rocks. Living its life in almost complete darkness, it has no use for eyes — so it is getting rid of them.

In a murky river of southern Japan, a slimy creature with “pointed” teeth burrowed into the mud. Its shadowy habitat and cryptic looks helped it go largely unnoticed and, when occasionally found, be ...