The deep sea is home to many different animals, some of which you may have never heard of before. One example is the ...

“That generally means that so little is known about the species that it is not possible to evaluate its conservation status.” Smooth lumpsuckers have a high water content in their tissues and round, ...

The ocean is full of some incredibly odd creatures. It feels like the further you go down, the stranger and more alien-like they become. With so many interesting creatures, it makes you wonder, what ...

Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with mid-sized fish such as the bigscale pomfret, which live deep during the ...

The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface, yet we’ve explored less than 5% of it. Below the sunlit waves lies an alien world of crushing pressure, eternal darkness, and bone-chilling cold ...

Since time immemorial, the sea has been a realm of intrigue, and many of the species within possess skills that border on the supernatural. One such species is a fish that employs a unique method of ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...