How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

The lightless deep has forced creatures to produce their own forms of illumination, including the viperfish. The deep sea creature also attract its prey using a flashing light light at the end of ...

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — seahorses, sharks, and even deep sea anglerfish — one cool member of th ...

A shimmery deep-sea creature measuring almost 5 feet mysteriously washed ashore on an Oregon beach. Now, researchers get a chance to learn more about the lancetfish. The big-eyed fish with sharp ...

Shocking new footage shows a pair of bloodsucking parasites latched onto the head of a deep-sea rattail fish. In the video, which the Schmidt Ocean Institute shared in a Facebook post, two ...

Their residence attracts shrimp, fish and many other creatures. These deep-sea oases are just some of many areas of the ocean floor that scientists are only beginning to explore, discovering new ...

Some of the creatures that call the depths of the WZFZ home were undiscovered until 2017, and now, a manned deep-sea mission has brought more new species into the light. “From October 2022 to ...

Many creatures do this by burrowing ... how the ecosystem functions. “Deep-sea benthic communities have often been seen as low in diversity and biomass due to harsh conditions like limited ...

A shark research organization came face to face last week with a deep sea creature who isn't known for seeing the light of day. Condrik Tenerife, a shark and stingray research and conversation ...

Imagine creatures with glowing eyes, razor-sharp teeth, or bodies that look like something out of a nightmare. These deep-sea dwellers have evolved in extreme conditions, which makes them look and ...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute identified an intriguing new deep sea species ... more popularly known as sea slugs. But this creature might not resemble, nor behave ...