Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even in the shallow, many creatures are both eerie and splendid with amazing skills, ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other related species) sets the animal apart. The species earns its name from a ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

When a male anglerfish finds his mate in the pitch-black expanse of the deep sea, he uses his sharp teeth to latch onto her ...

Life down there plays by a completely different set of rules, with creatures that have adapted in ways we can barely imagine. Just when scientists think they’ve seen it all, the ocean proves ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

But his newest find, a smooth lumpsucker, has stolen the spotlight. Perched on the railing of his ship, the fish’s swollen, ...

Some of the creatures that call ... in the same fracture in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 22,669 feet, researchers said. The black pearl sea cucumber is deep purple in color with thick skin ...

Far below the surface of the South China Sea, a creature with “glass-like” skin was discovered. Greg Nerantzakis via Unsplash Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea ...