When filmmakers slipped a robot crab into a real crab aggregation, they expected curiosity. What they captured instead was a ...

Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own light shows in eternal darkness, and ecosystems thriving under pressures ...

The yeti crab is a strange species because of its furry appearance. Read here to learn about why these crabs are furry!

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 ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges. Sometimes, scientists discover more humble creatures that are so tiny that they go ...

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 ...