These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to ...

A snailfish filmed alive at 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. A ram’s horn squid caught on video for the first time ...

“Imagine knowing a species exists, but never having seen it alive.” ...

The oceans have produced some of the largest animals ever to exist, from prehistoric predators that dominated ancient seas to ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...

Ghosts, goblins, spiders, and wolves don't just show up in fairytales. Some deep-sea creatures are named after frightening or mythical creatures thanks to their eerie appearances. However, strange ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food, and lack of sunlight can ...

Researchers have discovered a highly specialized community of sea creatures living 6 miles beneath the ocean surface—deeper than any found before. Reading time 2 minutes Researchers recently dove more ...

Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science.

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...