Deep beneath the ocean surface, where sunlight never reaches and food is scarce, vast gardens of deep-sea sponges are quietly thriving. Now, a team led by UNSW researchers has uncovered some of the ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

Taxonomists have already named at least eight new animal species from the deep sea in the first half of 2026, spanning venomous jellyfish, tiny crustaceans, and an entirely new family of copepods.

The harsh dynamics of the abyssal zone Approximately 3,300 feet below the surface, environmental conditions become extreme.

This past July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have uncovered a massive whale graveyard off the coast of Australia. They found bones from extinct whales like ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

Prelude -- PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep -- The whale and the worm -- Caught in a jelly web -- In a chemical world -- Highs and lows -- PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters -- Deep cures -- PART 3.

The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is setting out for another deep-sea adventure. They will give us a look at the amazing life forms with ...

On the barren seafloor, a sunken whale is like an all-you-can-eat buffet popping up on a deserted island. All manner of hardy deep-sea critters congregate at the carcass, turning a biological ghost ...