New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — ...

Passengers were rattled after their cruise ship returning from Antarctica experienced huge waves while crossing the Drake ...

How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some ...

The researchers studied tissue from over 120 fish. They found that 50 to 60 percent of their diet came from ocean’s twilight ...

Muhammad Syafi’i remembers screaming in pain as hot cooking oil splashed across his stomach and dripped down his legs, his wet clothing sticking to his torched skin as it began to bubble and swell.

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...

Scientists have captured the first footage of an elusive deep sea shark inhabiting the waters near Southeast Asia ’s Timor-Leste. Cephaloscyllium pictum, or the painted swellshark, was first ...