Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

Scientists have long assumed the deep-sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

Giant phantom jelly sightings are extremely rare, but recent footage shows this extraordinary deep-sea jellyfish in all its ...

Bone-eating zombie worms vanished from Pacific canyons during a 10-year study, raising concerns that oxygen loss is altering ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be disturbed or harmed by deep-sea mining.

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications Biology. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming ...

Scientists already knew that the pair of shallow coastal ocean dwellers keep very different schedules of downtime: The ...

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.