Below the sunlit ocean surface, hundreds of feet down, is a shadow world where light barely reaches and pressure is crushing, and a whole community of fish has been quietly disappearing. These aren’t ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two deep-sea oarfish, also known as "doomsday fish," surfaced near the shoreline in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, at the same time ...

Scientists have traced the fish genus Cyclothone much further back in time by studying tiny teeth preserved in seafloor sediments. According to Yale News, the evidence suggests this group of fish ...

Discover the fascinating world of deep sea creatures that look almost unreal. From glowing anglerfish and transparent ...

A rare coelacanth was accidentally caught near the Comoros, raising new concerns for one of the world's oldest fish lineages.

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls. It could also have an outsized effect on our climate.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...