These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had ...

Beneath the waters off Papua New Guinea lies an extraordinary deep-sea environment where scorching hydrothermal vents and ...

Mountains don't just exist on land—did you know there are vast mountain ranges at the bottom of the sea? From spooky-looking towers that belch white "smoke" to a mountain range in the middle of the ...

There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, ...

The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity ...

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an ...

Continued deep-sea expeditions in Colombia have unearthed a centuries-old shipwreck. Colombian authorities are now reporting ...

An aquarium worker here has created an affordable, compact pressurized container that can restore the health of deep-sea fish ...

A rare Indian octopus squid, Taningia silasii, has been discovered in the Arabian Sea, marking a significant find for ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on ...