Ocean depths hide sharks with extraordinary features. These creatures, from the Goblin shark's snout to the Thresher shark's ...

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind ...

Almost a half-mile below Monterey Bay's surface, California scientists recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a ...

In the inky blackness nearly 10,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered strange animals that may hold ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

Dr. Lauren Smith, a marine biologist at research organization Saltwater Life, called the flotsam “an extraordinary find,” ...

Mandrake, the British folklore-steeped gardening sim from Sunless Sea devs Failbetter Games, has shown off a money-desiring ...

A newly-discovered carnivorous sea sponge that looks like a perfect sphere—but covered in hooked teeth—is easily the weirdest ...

The payoff could be immense, but so could the damage. A growing body of evidence is showing that deep-sea mining could be ...

The discovery In May 1925 provided fodder for the argument between creationists and evolutionary biologists, but what does ...

Have you ever wondered what secrets lie hidden in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean? There's so much we don't know about the mysterious creatures and strange phenomena lurking down there. If you ...