In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food, and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists know that tiny microbes prosper there, but less is known about evidence ...

The deep ocean is about as mysterious as the depths of outer space, and it's home to some bizarre finds, from tiny angelic creatures to giant worms.

According to NBC 6 in South Florida, an Argentine-led team of researchers recorded — among other finds — an incredibly rare giant phantom jellyfish while conducting deep-sea research between Buenos ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to bizarre deep-sea species, these discoveries show just how much of the ...

More than a million giant skate eggs are discovered incubating in the heat of an underwater Pacific Ocean volcano.

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 deepest-living fish on Earth. If you were to drop a camera into one of Earth’s ...

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.

The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it's called the midnight zone because it's too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller ...

Argentinians have a surprising new fixation — a livestream of deep-sea creatures spotted during an international expedition to map one of the country’s largest deep-sea canyons. The viral feed has so ...