A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind ...

Almost a half-mile below Monterey Bay's surface, California scientists recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a ...

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

Crazy Filipino street food in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The rare curacha deep sea crab is found in the waters around Zamboanga, and today we tasted the rare curacha crab, papaitan and a bunch of ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered 30 previously unknown deep-sea species in the remote ocean surrounding Antarctica, they announced last week—an achievement highlighting just how little humanity knows about ...

In the deep-sea meta, strength means nothing and adaptation means everything. From anglerfish with living lures to crustaceans built for crushing pressure, these creatures prove that evolution doesn’t ...

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've already discovered 30 new deep-sea creatures. Reading time 2 minutes The deep ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...