Earth is full of bizarre creatures, with more being discovered each year. As documented in the scientific journal Species ...
The gulper eel ( Saccopharynx lavenbergi), also called a pelican eel, is roughly a meter of tail and mouth. This unusual fish, the only species in the genus Eurypharynx, slinks through the water as ...
Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.
The ocean is full of some incredibly odd creatures. It feels like the further you go down, the stranger and more alien-like they become. With so many interesting creatures, it makes you wonder, what ...
Scientists have discovered two new spooky sea creatures living hundreds of metres under the ocean. Find out more here.
The most striking feature of the Pacific Barreleye is, without doubt, its transparent, fluid-filled head. Through this clear ...
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 ...
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but some sea creatures have it more difficult than others. Check out our list of ugly sea creatures.
Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a groundbreaking new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...