Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature ...

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil ...

It’s hard to believe that anything could live here, but these deep-sea hydrothermal vents are teaming with life, including species yet to be discovered. In December 2016, researchers operating a ...

A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was photographed in broad daylight last week — in what researchers are saying may be ...

Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to no sunlight.

Researchers have confirmed the presence of a soupfin shark in the Salish Sea, an area where they were not previously thought ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms, visited Bora-Bora in 2015 while on vacation and decided to go scuba diving, she told McClatchy News via email. During the dive, some ...