The fish that live and lurk in deep ocean waters almost defy explanation. In fact, marine biologists only recently discovered ...

The previous deepest fish observation was made at 8,178m, further south in the Pacific in the Mariana Trench. This discovery therefore beats the depth record by 158m. Oceans' extreme depths ...

An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet, with over 70 percent of its surface covered in seas. With deep-sea ...

The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is known for its strange eyes and transparent dome for a head head — features that make it look more like a creature from science fiction than reality.

The deep-sea dragonfish is one of the most mysterious and fearsome creatures lurking in the ocean's depths. Known as a top predator in the deep sea, this fish has evolved incredible adaptations to ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

Beneath the ocean's crushing blackness lies an ecosystem that has learned to thrive ... Its flexible neck allows it to bend its head back and stick out the lower jaw to reach out and grab fish, squid ...