A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, ...

An incredibly rare deep-sea fish has been spotted on the California coast.

For the uninitiated, a “Super Saiyan” comes from Dragon Ball, the global anime phenomenon. When these warriors tap into their ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Ted Judah went diving off McAbee Beach in Monterey Bay when he caught sight of a 'silvery knife blade undulating thing,' ...

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 ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme environment—particularly in the hadal zone at depths greater than 6,000 ...

It's long been a staple on seafood menus and in frozen fish fillets at the grocery store. But dig a little deeper and orange roughy (also known as deep sea perch) is actually one of the most ...

Sperm whales dive into the midnight zone, using echolocation to track giant squid, returning scarred breathing hard, alive at ...

New research sheds light on the overlooked contribution of the ocean’s most abundant fish to marine carbon cycling. The findings open new avenues for studying deep-sea carbon dynamics and may improve ...

Australian scientist Yi-Kai Tea is investigating one of the weirdest realms of the ocean – and it’s right on Australia’s ...