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

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

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 ...

A bizarre discovery on the beaches of Lanzarote has reignited age-old superstitions. On February 10, stunned beachgoers came across a rarely seen deep-sea creature, the oarfish. With its shimmering ...

In an astonishing turn of events, February 2025 witnessed the rare sighting of a deep-sea anglerfish—also known as the black seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii)—near the ocean’s surface off the coast of ...

A research team led by Sam Purkis, a professor and chair of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Miami, used remotely operated submersibles and deep-sea probes to explore the ...

A map of the Baltic Sea showing a fibre-optic telecommunications cable that was damaged near the Swedish island of Gotland. A statement from Finland's National Bureau of Investigation said the ...

Someone off-camera comments that oarfish tend to live a mile deep in the water and are “almost never” seen alive. Hayes told Storyful “the man seen holding the oarfish in the footage said he ...

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 ...

Fishermen rarely found any use for the deep-sea fish when they landed up in their nets. In short, the fish was generally regarded as unappetizing. But that was before a local restaurateur ...

Small predator with massive transparent teeth and light signals for attracting prey. Has a 4-foot bell body and 30-foot tentacles, creating a surreal and rare deep-sea sight. Jellyfish with stinging ...

This was no ordinary catch. It was an oarfish — known in Japanese lore as the “Messenger of the Sea God” — a creature of the deep that rarely graces the surface. Legend calls it a ...