New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising diversity.

A video made recently in the remote South Atlantic has engaged the imagination of scientists and the general public alike, as it presents a strange and ghostly sight. In the video, two ...

Recent unusual events on the sea have intrigued scientists as much as the general public. Unusual deep-sea life is emerging, ...

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because its ...

In recent weeks, TikTok has been joking and/or weeping over the fate of the Bathypterois grallator, or the tripod fish. It got its name for its adult stage of life, during which it grows three long ...

A 7-foot-long ocean sunfish was recently discovered on an Oregon beach, attracting the attention of local aquatic experts. The fish, which is also known as a Mola mola, recently washed ashore at Hug ...

YouTuber Barny Dillarstone spent two nights in the Indo-Pacific region looking for underwater species considered 'new to ...

Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is obsessed with one research subject — the parrot fish. She says there is urgent work to be done to save them and their home, the coral reefs. Ayana Elizabeth ...

In 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. The animal was so unique that they had no idea what it was until they did genetic testing. It turned out to be a new species of ...

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the ...