A newly described species of ghost shark, Rhinochimaera costaricana, has been identified from deep waters off Costa Rica using both physical characteristics and genetic evidence.

Going without food for even a single day feels difficult for most people, so the idea of surviving five years between meals sounds almost impossible. Yet that is exactly what the supergiant bathynomid ...

A research expedition off the coast of Brazil has documented more than 30 new deep-sea species, from translucent worms to bioluminescent jellyfish, using shipboard imaging tools that allowed ...

Scientists discovered bone-eating zombie worms called Osedax on a whale carcass in 2002, revealing a bizarre deep-sea ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Often called "ghost sharks," Chimaeras are among the most mysterious inhabitants of the deep ...

Even though the depths of the deep sea are thousands of kilometres away from the atmosphere, the movements and functions of this underwater realm drastically influence the climate. Oceans cover more ...

A hat-wearing sponge crab is among nearly 150 new animal species discovered in the idyllic waters of the Indian Ocean. The previously unknown creatures were found across 22 undersea mountains ...

The deep ocean keeps producing creatures that look like they were designed by someone who’d never seen an animal before, and scientists just added 31 more to the list. “The largest habitat on Earth, ...

In the pitch-black depths off Australia, what can be seen may be scarier than what remains hidden. Giant sea spiders with ...

The 'ultimate survival theory' taught to us by deep-sea creatures--What would you do if you were thrown into total darkness ...

Researchers identified the fish using a mix of traditional anatomy and modern DNA analysis ...