Like a scene out of a Jules Verne novel, scientists from Schmidt Ocean Institute recently encountered a giant phantom jelly ...

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

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

In the inky blackness nearly 10,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered strange animals that may hold vital clues about life beyond Earth. Surviving entirely without sunlight, ...

The ocean is one of Earth’s greatest mysteries, with miles of unexplored terrain that scientists are still trying to uncover. With advancements in technology, scientists have unearthed three new ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food, and lack of sunlight can ...

NEW YORK – An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...