Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Dive into the abyss and discover 25 terrifying deep sea creatures living in the most extreme ocean depths. From anglerfish to ...
We've mapped the surface of Mars in more detail than the bottom of our own oceans. Over 80% of the seafloor remains unexplored, and the creatures that live down there make science fiction look ...
A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...
Anglerfish lures evolved from simple motion into glowing tools that help them hunt, communicate, and survive in the deep ...
The researchers spent a month documenting the biodiversity living in the ocean surrounding the archipelago nation, which the ...
Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...
The ocean is full of some incredibly odd creatures. It feels like the further you go down, the stranger and more alien-like they become. With so many interesting creatures, it makes you wonder, what ...
New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...
The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, such as parasitic mating. Parasitic mating occurs when the male physically ...
Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...