Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The ...

The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, ...

Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea critters, including sea stars, scaleworms and limpets. NOAA Ocean Exploration. The deep sea is the large ...

Chinese researchers have uncovered a vibrant ecosystem10 kilometers beneath the Pacific Ocean, shattering long-held assumptions about life in extreme depths. What they found was far from the barren, ...