Dive into the abyss and discover 25 creepy deep sea creatures you've never heard of! From frilled sharks to vampire squid, ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight can’t reach, some of the most unusual creatures on Earth thrive in complete ...

We've mapped the surface of Mars in more detail than the bottom of our own oceans. Over 80% of the seafloor remains unexplored, and the creatures that live down there make science fiction look ...

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 ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

Japan’s deepest ocean trenches are full of strange life, from record-setting fish to mysterious animals that still defy ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

Researchers have discovered 30 previously unknown deep-sea species in the remote ocean surrounding Antarctica, they announced last week—an achievement highlighting just how little humanity knows about ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...