Our oceans are a place of constant contrast. Calm surface waters hide a world of darkness, pressure, and strange life forms ...

Twenty-four species of deep-sea crustaceans that had never been documented before have been formally described from the ...

New ghost shark species found off Costa Rica reveals major gaps in Pacific biodiversity research.

Scientists pulled 40,000 fossil spine fragments from the deep ocean floor and traced sea urchins living there for 104 million ...

Marine biologist Alan Jamieson had given up on seeing a goblin shark in its underwater home. After all, they live thousands of feet underwater in total darkness and since being discovered over 100 ...

Before recent findings, goblin sharks were only recorded after being hooked on a fishing line and hauled to the surface, dying shortly after.

Researchers have documented the first two live observations of the rare deep-sea goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural habitat in the central Pacific Ocean.

A new deep-sea habitat project has been launched by ocean technology and exploration company DEEP, which has announced plans to create a permanent human presence under the oceans by 2027. The new ...

The deep sea holds vast mineral wealth. However, most valuable elements lie in international waters, outside any one ...

The Trump administration will dismantle a $368 million monitoring system that provides critical data on the world’s oceans, sparking alarm among scientists ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new ...

Scientists spotted the enigmatic creatures in 2019 and again in 2024, marking the first time they've been observed alive in the wild. The sightings drastically expand the animals' known geographic and ...