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

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

Body characteristics needed for deep-sea survival can give creatures an alien-like look. But one scientist called the newly ...

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

Scientists in the crewed submersible Alvin also discovered two additional related deep-sea species, according to a study.

In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers identified two new species of assassin bugs, Epidaus batxatensis and Epidaus konkakinhensis. These “large” bugs are known for their predatory behavior, ...

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 ...

"It's finally happened!" were the words excitedly proclaimed as the camera in the remotely operated vehicle zoomed in on the ...

A mysterious group of deep-sea whales was just spotted near a remote archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean — for the first time in years. The marine creatures — Gervais’ beaked whales — were seen off the ...

Study finds marine creatures off southern Australia share close evolutionary links with species in North Atlantic on other ...

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

Researchers travelling along the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a submersible to ...