LURKING beneath the ocean’s surface are a host of terrifying creatures most humans will only see in their nightmares. Yet, ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

Imagine a layer of the ocean so teeming with life that, when first discovered, scientists mistook it for the seafloor. This ...

When told about a strange, fanged fish that had washed ashore on an Oregon beach, the Seaside Aquarium folks knew what kind ...

A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...

Together, they tell a story of survival and adaptation written in two evolutionary pathways. If you thought fish in the deepest parts of the ocean were safe from human activity, think again. The ...

In haunting footage captured about 1,604 feet (489 meters) under the sea, cameras captured the tubular crustaceans latched onto the fish’s back. Though the parasites’ presence might trigger your gag ...

A strange video from the South Atlantic Ocean showed parasites on a deep-sea fish. These parasites, Lophoura szidati copepods, looked like they had pigtails. They clung to the head of a rattail ...