A project called The Ocean Census has discovered 866 new species in a global creature-finding mission under the sea.

Researchers took a closer look at it, tested its DNA and eventually realized they’d discovered a new species: Typhlonida cocoensis, or the Cocos Island squat lobster. A Typhlonida cocoensis ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the discovery of marine life. The creatures include everything from a squat lobster ...