The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

The deep sea, a realm of perpetual darkness, crushing pressure, and cold temperatures, is home to some of the most unusual ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

New deep-sea limpet species, Pectinodonta nautilus, found on a sunken log near Johnston Atoll, nearly 8,000 feet deep.

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

In the darkest depths of Earth’s oceans, strange and otherworldly creatures roam — the kind you’d expect to see in a sci-fi ...

A carnivorous "death-ball" sponge has been declared one of the oddest finds made during a deep-sea expedition near Antarctica ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Several bizarre sea creatures made news in 2015 but none is more fascinating than the pocket shark that looks like a tiny whale. It’s the rarest of sharks. Several bizarre sea creatures made news in ...