Scientists could never square theory with data on how certain organisms fixed carbon. Turns out they were asking the wrong ...

Experts interviewed by the BBC aren't sure why the octopus pieces rose from the creature's dim dwelling layer and washed ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

A bizarre encounter with a strange species that feels otherworldly.

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...

A list of animated kids shows that promote environmental awareness and encourage kids to get out and into nature.

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising deep-sea behaviour and hidden marine biodiversity.