Scientists have long assumed the deep-sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

Director Ridley Scott may have just found his next alien. An extremely deep-dwelling and spooky-looking sea creature was discovered inside a vast trench off South American shores. This discovery, ...

Could a 209-foot-long Boeing 777 really vanish without a trace? Nearly twelve years after the disappearance of Malaysia ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the adaptive strategies of the deep-sea black coral ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

A giant congregation of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in the ocean off of Chile. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute / YouTube An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet, with ...

Deep-sea fish have developed unique adaptations to survive extreme pressure, low temperatures and almost complete darkness. These species adapt to extreme conditions through unique skeletal structures ...

The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...