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

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang ...

The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are dotted with various types of coral, sponges and plants. Some species are rigid and colorful, while others are nearly translucent and flexible ...

First, as adults, bristle worms spend their lives burrowed into the seafloor in tubes of their own creation ... like many creatures of the deep, pigbutt worms have evolved bioluminescence.

Learn more about some of the best new discoveries: Off the southern coast of Japan, a new species of marine bristle worm, ...

These ecosystems, often called "deep-sea oases," support species such as tube worms, clams, and rare corals that rely on chemical energy rather than sunlight. "Cold seeps hold keys to ...