Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even in the ...

Biodiversity is depleted and large furrows still lie in the seabed where deep-sea mining equipment operated more than 40 years ago, in findings that suggest it will take the deep sea multiple ...

The reaction shows our views of the deep sea – long ignored or seen as a realm of monsters – may at last be changing. The strange lives of anglerfish Anglerfish are much smaller than you probably ...

Anglerfishes are some of the most mysterious and interesting creatures in the deep. Their beautiful bioluminescent lures and ...

China has officially greenlit the creation of a new deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea, an important step for both scientific exploration and geopolitical strategy. Positioned 2,000 ...

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was discovered by beachgoers in Lanzarote on 10 February, sparking fears among the ...

China is planning a massive deep-sea station 6,561ft below the surface of highly contested waters in the South China Sea. The research centre, described as a "deep-sea space station" in a report ...

“When we get into the deep sea, we're discovering new species. By nature, they are typically only found in very niche habitats, because if they were common we would have found them in the past.

Anglerfish, according to National Geographic, are (notoriously ugly) deep-sea creatures that live in “the lonely, lightless bottom of the sea.” So why are people “crying” over one?

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island. By Victor Mather Strange things live in the depths of the ocean. Even the ...

Known as the "doomsday fish," this deep-sea creature is often linked to natural disasters. The sighting took place on 9 February at Playa El Quemado in Baja California Sur. Beachgoer Attempts to ...