A dome-­fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000m in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.

An Argentine-led team of researchers saw an incredibly rare giant phantom jellyfish while conducting deep-sea research.

Jessica Kolbusz — an oceanographer at the Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Center — spotted an unidentified species of sleeper shark swimming slowly through the Southern ...

The ocean is deep, dark, cold and full of mysteries — and in its deepest regions, animals grow to astonishing sizes. From isopods the size of cats to squids that could square off with a school bus, ...

Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that beneath those restless blue waves lies one of ...

A rare deep-sea encounter off Argentina reveals a species seldom seen by humans and a hidden world thriving in darkness.

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures.

An exploration of strange and fascinating marine life, revealing some of the ocean’s most unusual and little-known creatures.

Big-eyed fish, white squat lobsters and curious-looking brittle stars are all living among the wrecked ship, new study ...

We opened a window into our country’s biodiversity only to find there are so many more windows left to be opened.” ...

The giant phantom jellyfish grows so large, it rivals double decker buses. Read here to learn about a rare and newly spotted ...