The International Union for Conservation of Nature no longer considers the marine creatures endangered and has instead ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living ...

Off the coast of Papua New Guinea, a "dwarf"-like sea creature with spotted eyes swam around a reef. It darted into a nearby ...

The creatures can therefore "shape-shift" to perfectly fit their environment, according to the study. The shells are "bluish ...

Tiny zooids known as kelp lace bryozoan live in a colony on kelp leaves, or blades, that when combined resemble mold and are ...

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

A 2022 deep-sea voyage discovered a glowing shark and a delicate, porcelain crab species off the coast of Western Australia.

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

The three species highlighted in the latest IUCN report — harp, hooded and bearded seals — have been moved up to a ...

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...