From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – ...

When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

The deep ocean hosts animals that evolved under extreme darkness, pressure, and limited food. Many species rely on ambush tactics, bioluminescent lures, or oversized jaws to capture rare prey. These ...

In the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches, and food drifts down like confetti, survival is less about speed and more ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

In total, the team found nearly 300 different types of underwater species during their six week mission. Find out more here.

A group of “rarely seen” Gervais’ beaked whales was recently spotted near Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago, photos show. Screengrab from the Magic Dolphin ecotour agency A mysterious group of ...

Discover 15 unbelievable transparent animals that actually exist on Earth. See nature's most ghostly and rare creatures.