Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

From ghostly sea creatures to spaghetti-like crabs, 20 mind-blowing new species have been uncovered in the deep, mysterious coral reefs of Guam.

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

Scientists have discovered a number of bizarre deep-sea creatures in a deep depression in the deep sea of eastern Australia. Until now, deep-sea research has been limited for a long time due to ...

The supple little creatures look like ghosts as they wriggle around in the darkness. When they move closer into frame, it’s almost as if they’re flashing goofy grins for the camera. While scientists ...

minivan-sized sponges, are often huge. Live Science, a scientific news media, summarizes why deep-sea creatures are so huge. Most of the food that exists in the sea is located in shallow waters, so ...

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

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 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 ...

Far below the Pacific, a volcano long written off as geologically dead has turned out to be both active and teeming with life ...