By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, ...

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 ...

After spotting the deepest hydrate seep ever, scientists were shocked to discover a deep-sea ecosystem thriving on the Arctic ...

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.

Far below the surface of the Red Sea, in a region long associated with the Biblical story of Moses parting the waters, ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new ...

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At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers of new ...

Scientists found a “golden” sea creature “deep within” underwater caves off Saudi Arabia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto On a coral reef off the western ...