When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

You will have a hard time finding anyone who finds deep-sea creatures cute. Most people find those skeletal, ghostly, ...

About 5,000 species of crustaceans in the order Isopoda live in Earth’s oceans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they all have two pairs of antennae, compound eyes, ...

Antarctica holds many secrets. It is the most mysterious on-land place on Earth. Recently, scientists found a "new" creature that only appeared because of us.

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges.

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

A massive hydrothermal field, Kunlun, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, exceeding the size of the Lost City. This ...

Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a groundbreaking new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.