Our observations of life in the deep contain a trove of important information about ocean health, but more importantly, help ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

Whether it's reversible anuses or exploding intestines, the natural world proves that internal body parts shouldn't always ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

A bizarre encounter with a strange species that feels otherworldly.

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

A newly-discovered carnivorous sea sponge that looks like a perfect sphere—but covered in hooked teeth—is easily the weirdest ...

Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing ...