Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Like a scene out of a Jules Verne novel, scientists from Schmidt Ocean Institute recently encountered a giant phantom jelly ...

Scientists have long assumed the deep-sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

A recent video shows a massive bluntnose sixgill shark emerging from the deep sea. This ancient species, predating dinosaurs, ...

The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean. Experts believe colossal squid can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

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 transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...