A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

When researchers discovered "dark oxygen" last year, the news spread around the world, but the biggest challenge to the ...

The ocean holds some of the deepest, most mysterious places on Earth, and in this video, we take you on a thrilling journey to the maximum depths,the abyss. The deeper we go, the darker and more alien ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black eggs while piloting a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the Pacific Ocean at ...

These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with a sudden wave of volcanic sediment, leaving them suffocated.

Sea pigs are the strangest-looking creatures in the deep ocean, resembling inflated pigs with legs that waddle across the seafloor in massive herds. These bizarre animals are actually a type of sea ...

Why are so many deep-sea creatures absolutely massive? From giant squid to enormous isopods, the ocean’s depths are filled with creatures that seem straight out of science fiction. This ...

As we celebrate World Ocean Day, new research shows the role that the ocean twilight zone plays in keeping the planet healthy.

The deep ocean’s eternal darkness conceals an extraordinary phenomenon—bioluminescence, the biological production of light. In these lightless depths, where sunlight cannot penetrate, many creatures ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes and needle-like teeth.