deep sea

An extensive survey of deep waters off the coast of Australia has resulted in a trove of bigfin squid sightings. And…

The deep sea is one of the least understood places on Earth. Among its oddities are hydrothermal vents, cracks in…

New research shows how some deep-sea fish, with their specialized, ultra-black skin, are able to avoid detection…

Thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, boiling hot plumes of seawater shoot like geysers into the abyss.…

Depending on where you live, you might have zero appetite for fireworks shows right now. It’s been a rough year, so…

The Great Barrier Reef has been having a rough year. Warm waters have led to record coral bleaching this year and…

In the depths of the water just west of Greenland, scientists have discovered a previously unknown coral garden.…

Scientists have discovered a potentially new species of the adorable “dumbo” octopus in a very unique place. At more…

You won’t see many living things above the ocean surface hundreds of miles southeast of Madagascar—an albatross or…

Australia’s most famous coral resides on its Pacific coast. The Great Barrier Reef is amazing, to be sure, and a…

An experiment to see how deep-sea creatures might react to the presence of an uncommon food source—alligator…

Humans who find themselves living beneath the ocean in sci-fi movies might as well be living in space. Many of the…

Scientists spotted an elusive giant squid in its deep-ocean habitat in American waters for the first time. These…

Happy Sunday evening! Hopefully the events of the last week have been going better for you than YouTube, which spent…

Scientists have shined a light on one of the creepier denizens of the deep sea, a pitch-black creature that can turn…

We’ve only explored a tiny percentage of the deep ocean, and most of its denizens remain alien to the public. Now, a…

Scientists have released the first footage of a baby “dumbo”—and it’s no elephant. This is an elusive deep sea…

Normally, if a story about deep water sea creatures comes along it involves horrifying abominations of nature that…

Over thirteen thousand feet below the surface, hundred-foot hydrothermal vents spew black, 690 degree fluid like…

Marine biologists have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs nearly two miles deep in the…