Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to fast-track deep-sea mining permits there.

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight can’t reach, some of the most unusual creatures on Earth thrive in complete ...

Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

Lurking in the depths of the ocean are countless species that have never been seen by humans before. As part of a project to ...

In the depths of Earth's briny waters lurk some truly strange deep-sea creatures Rare and remarkable deep-sea creatures ...

The researchers spent a month documenting the biodiversity living in the ocean surrounding the archipelago nation, which the ...

Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Dive into the abyss and discover 25 creepy deep sea creatures you've never heard of! From frilled sharks to vampire squid, ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...