The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Iceberg A-84 broke off from Antarctica and revealed a thriving community of sea creatures underneath. Now, researchers are ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea trenches and species found only in its freezing water. They ...

Until now, very little is known about creatures living ... Ronne ice shelf. It found a rich biodiversity hosting hints of several new species unknown to science. Deep-sea ecosystems typically ...

Published March 14 | Read More | A new species of sea cucumber, Amphigymnas ganquani, was discovered in the South China Sea by a robot named “discovery.” This “fragile” creature ...

Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...