The creatures can therefore "shape-shift" to perfectly fit their environment, according to the study. The shells are "bluish ...

Learn more about the array of deep-sea creatures uncovered during the recent voyage.

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

Of all the ghostly creatures lurking in our oceans, a recently spotted deep-sea cusk eel species cosplaying as a giant ...

A 2022 deep-sea voyage discovered a glowing shark and a delicate, porcelain crab species off the coast of Western Australia.

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, ...

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

The deepest part of any of the world’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep, is a portion of the Mariana Trench that goes down to ...

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

We turn now to the ocean with NPR's Short Wave podcast. This story plays out in the midnight zone, which is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface... (SOUNDBITE OF SUBMARINE MOVING) MA: ...Even ...