The rare Allonautilus scrobiculatus (right) swims by a Nautilus pompilius (left). Image Credit: Peter Ward. For several years now, biologist Peter Ward has spent many a night trying to woo nautiluses ...

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Although its name and likeness are ubiquitous, very little is actually known about the nautilus, a sea creature distinguished by its hallmark spiral-shaped shell. However, three new species of ...

The crew of the research vessel E/V Nautilus erupted in excited chatter as they watched live video from a remotely operated vehicle traversing the German Channel in the Pacific island state of Palau. ...

Biologists at the University of Washington hope September will bring welcome news for a dazzling array of sea creatures that have long been victims of human aesthetic fascination. At a meeting in ...

New research blurs the distinction between nautilus species, making their conservation all the more important. Biologists hope nautiluses will get much-needed protections from trade and harvesting.

It's not easy studying the nautilus, a creature that lurks in the depths of the ocean and emerges only at night to prowl the coral reefs. But the rewards are great: discovering just how old a living ...

You know when you find someone so knowledgeable about a fascinating subject and so excited to talk about it, that you could listen to them for hours? Well, that pretty well describes paleontologist ...

Rejoice, lovers of cute little externally shelled cephalopods! The Monterey Bay Aquarium has captured what could be the first-ever video footage of baby nautiluses hatching. The sight may get one step ...

One scientist says it might be the "rarest animal in the world," and he's just seen it in the South Pacific three decades after his first sighting. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious ...