Our observations of life in the deep contain a trove of important information about ocean health, but more importantly, help ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam.

A bizarre encounter with a strange species that feels otherworldly. Ryan Seacrest fans rally around him after seeing his ...

Halalaimus is a microscopic nematode genus commonly found in sediment on the seafloor. It lives 1–5 cm below the sediment ...

From transparent frogs and egg-laying mammals to deep-sea oddities, here’s a look at animals with unusual features that are ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

A new glass sponge species is so strange that has been given the name named Advhena magnifica, which means "magnificent alien ...