The hagfish is a slime-emitting ocean-dweller that's remained unchanged for 300 million years--and it shows. It has a skull (but no spine), velvet smooth skin, and a terrifying pit of a mouth that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Atlantic Hagfish is an eel-shaped creature that releases a mass of slime when threatened. The slime is so good at holding water that scientists are now studying ...

“There are no local boats fishing for hagfish. All of this pollution is coming from elsewhere.” Hawaiian monk seal pups may get the trap caught on their snouts, causing abrasion ...