A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

The blobfish, often mocked for its unique appearance, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year after a dedicated ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...

The coelacanth, a 400-million-year-old ancient fish, was assumed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1938, revealing the ...

When a male anglerfish finds his mate in the pitch-black expanse of the deep sea, he uses his sharp teeth to latch onto her ...

Coral reefs, benthic life, and a huge variety of ocean fish take advantage of these shallow ... to recognize their pioneering work in both deep-sea oceanography and high-altitude exploration.

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across the seafloor. The nodules are rich in metals which are key ingredients for ...