Taxonomists working on samples from Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon identified 57 new species and five new genera.

More than 80% of Earth’s oceans remain unexplored, unobserved, and unmapped. That statistic alone should stop you in your tracks — we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the deepest ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Temple University biology professor Erik Cordes about the discovery of the world's largest known deep-sea coral habitat. Now we want to take you to the bottom of the ...

Deep-sea isopods can go five-plus years without eating They have a huge stomach and very low metabolism They also have "hijacked" a helpful bacterial gene June 19 (Reuters) - A pill bug dwelling under ...

As the planet’s most expansive ecosystem, the deep sea can be a tough place to find a mate. Though, scientists say, some deep-sea anglerfishes evolved a unique method of reproduction that ensures that ...

The deep sea is the largest living space on Earth, but many of the animals and habitats far beneath the ocean's surface remain shrouded in mystery. MBARI's advanced underwater robots, including ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of ...

Deep-sea videos from around the world show how the whipnose anglerfish prefers to swim belly up. By Elizabeth Anne Brown Usually, a belly-up fish isn’t long for this world. But video evidence from the ...

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 deep sea is the largest living space on Earth, but many of the animals and habitats far beneath the ocean’s surface remain shrouded in mystery. MBARI’s advanced underwater robots, including ...