Scientists could never square theory with data on how certain organisms fixed carbon. Turns out they were asking the wrong ...

In a remarkable encounter filmed at more than 3,700 feet below the surface of the Indian Ocean, a deep-sea creature resembling an alien glyph has captivated millions online. The footage shows the ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

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 ...

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising deep-sea behaviour and hidden marine biodiversity.

Part II, delve deeper into the alien ecosystems of Planet 4546B, examining the complex interdependencies and survival ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

The three new species were found in Monterey Bay at depths ranging from 2 to 2.5 miles below the surface, researchers said. Getty / iStock Off the coast of Monterey Bay, California, researchers ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

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 ...