Deep-sea gigantism may result from a lack of predators in the ocean's deepest corners — meaning animals can safely grow bigger — and/or from the need for organisms to carry more oxygen at ...

If you’re looking for sea creatures with an interesting natural defense, it doesn’t get much cooler than this. These cephalopods exist in the very deep sea at depths of up to 900 meters.

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — seahorses, sharks, and even deep sea anglerfish — one cool member of ...

Very few people make it to the deepest depths of the oceans, which is why new discoveries are constantly made about the exotic creatures that dwell in the deep blue sea. Although these next five ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

Some shark species reside in the deepest, darkest, coldest regions of Earth’s oceans, rarely seen by humans. With ...

These deep-sea animals are new to science—and already at risk. About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, ... “The amount of food is very low.

A Pacific footballfish, a deep-sea creature and a species of anglerfish, washed up on a California beach for the second time since 2021, sparking curiosity and awe among experts.

A recent study suggests that deep-sea corals from 540 million years ago might have been the first animals to glow. Marine creatures use light for various purposes, such as startling predators ...

Maybe, like a deep-sea yeti crab, you look hairy, or like a house centipede you share a tiny apartment. Or like a city pigeon, you can trace your presence in the United States back to colonialism.

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...