Researchers suggest the rows of pointed structures on the heads of spotted ratfish are true teeth, offering the first known ...

When you think of deep-sea fish, chances are you imagine sharp-toothed, foreboding-looking monsters. However, researchers ...

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges.

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are ...

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used remotely operated vehicles to find three new species of ...

You will have a hard time finding anyone who finds deep-sea creatures cute. Most people find those skeletal, ghostly, ...

Meet the three new species of deep-sea snailfish and how researchers used modern tech to help identify them.

Around an island off mainland Taiwan, shrimp trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through their catch. A ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, in collaboration with SUNY Geneseo, has announced the discovery of three new ...

MBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI ...

Deep sea creatures are remarkably well adapted to their hellish environment. So why do we parade them as bizarre and weird?

Marine researchers have announced the discovery of three new deep-sea snailfish, including the kind-of-adorable pink bumpy ...