The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface, yet we’ve explored less than 20% of it. That staggering gap between what exists and what we know has produced some of the most breathtaking ...

Scientists used baited cameras to record the first-ever live footage of a painted swellshark, one of the rarest deep-sea animals in the world. A team of researchers sunk baited cameras into the deep ...

Sonar, deep-sea cameras and a few caught fish produced the first count of the only known spawning gathering of deep-sea eels: ...

Right now, a pair of robots are descending into waters no human eye has ever seen — and you can watch them do it for free. NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is currently stationed in the south-central ...

Dumbo octopus footage from a 2024 Ocean Exploration Trust expedition near Palau captures rare behavioral data on cirrate ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent ...