New Device Brings Twilight Zone Sea Creatures Into the Sunlight
We’ve only explored a tiny percentage of the deep ocean, and most of its denizens remain alien to the public. Now, a…
Our First Look at an Adorable Baby 'Dumbo' Octopus
Scientists have released the first footage of a baby “dumbo”—and it’s no elephant. This is an elusive deep sea creature…
The Deepest Living Fish Ever Recorded Has a Wonderful Smile on Its Face
Normally, if a story about deep water sea creatures comes along it involves horrifying abominations of nature that have…
Breathtaking New Video Footage of the Ocean's Uncharted Depths
Over thirteen thousand feet below the surface, hundred-foot hydrothermal vents spew black, 690 degree fluid like…
Bizarre New Deep Sea Creatures Found in Unexplored Hydrothermal Vents
Marine biologists have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs nearly two miles deep in the southwest…
What Kind of Scary Creatures Are Hiding Deep in the Ocean?
The deep sea is home to creatures that are sort of normal but then have some sick twist that make them monstrous and so…
Check Out the Seriously Gnarly Creatures at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench
Need a pick-me-up on this dreary Friday afternoon? After checking out some of the nightmare-inducing life forms NOAA’s…
The Future of Technology Is Hiding on the Ocean Floor
In March 1968, a Soviet Golf II submarine carrying nuclear ballistic missiles exploded and sank 1,500 nautical miles…
This Team Discovers 14 New Species An Hour, But They Have An Enemy
You’ve heard that we know more about space than we do the deep ocean. But did you know it’s so unexplored that…
Holy Crap What Is This Writhing Deep Sea Creature?
Just what exactly is this strange deep sea creature? Before releasing it back into the sea, Facebook user Jr Saim…
Explorer's Awards: Apollo 11 engine recovery; SpaceX
Remember when we told you that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had recovered the Apollo 11 engines? In July 2013,…
Not even the deepest sea creatures will escape climate change
Climate models are now predicting a "staggering" catastrophe for deep sea marine life — a stark warning that even our…
I can't believe these creatures actually exist on our planet
Man, humans are boring. House pets aren't much more interesting. Bugs can get kind of cool but they're disgusting.…
Deep Sea Fauna with Googly Eyes
Today's science website of note: Deep Sea Fauna... With Googly Eyes – a single-subject tumblr that takes weird-looking…
Should we be more critical of James Cameron's deep sea dive?
The folks over at Deep Sea News recently invited a marine biologist, writing under the pen name "Dour Marine…
Abyss Box gives us our first ever chance to see deep sea organisms up close
We've long known there are exotic creatures at the bottom of the ocean, but the enormous difference in pressure makes…
What the Hell Did Researchers Pull from the Depths of New Zealand's Seas?
No, this photo hasn't been 'shopped. You are looking at a specimen from a barely-known and even-more-rarely-seen group…
New species of eyeless shrimp discovered swarming the deepest volcanic vents on Earth
Hydrothermal vents are epicenters to some of the most extreme geochemical processes on the planet. The hot spots of…
Behold the true colors of the North Pacific giant octopus
Water tends to absorb light in the red portion of the visible spectrum, often giving the subjects of underwater marine…
Manta Rays Don't Want To Be Filmed, They Want To Be Their Own Filmmaker
Imagine you're deep under the sea filming beautiful manta rays with a $5,000 camera. Out of no where one giant manta…