Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

Learn all about the fascinating discovery of three deep-sea species, found off the coast of California, including the cute ...

The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These ...

Look no further than the depths of earth’s oceans to discover mind-blowing creatures that look like they come from another ...

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

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Animals living in one of ...

Discover the bizarre and fascinating creatures inhabiting the ocean's dark depths. From the ear-finned Dumbo Octopus to the ...

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

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The bottom of the ocean is cold, dark, and under extreme pressure. It is not a place suited to the physiology of us surface dwellers: At ...

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 ...