The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity ...

In the foreground, a snailfish swimming in a deep ocean trench. Credit: Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre / University of Western Australia In a hostile realm of the ocean, where the pressure is ...

Photos taken by blackwater divers offered a new glimpse into the early life stages of marine fishes and their interactions with other animals. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every night after dusk, one of the ...

A deep-sea anglerfish was recently spotted swimming in broad daylight in the Canary Islands. The sighting is rare as the fish typically stays in the depths of the ocean below the sunlight zone. It’s ...

In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of feet beneath the ocean's surface where the light no longer touches — was caught on ...

In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of feet beneath the ocean's surface where the light no longer touches — was caught on ...

From a research vessel in the Pacific Ocean, scientists watched the feeds of several cameras sitting on the seafloor. Miles below, a deep-sea fish approached the camera’s bait then, changing its mind, ...

Those who've wondered what lurks in the dark depths of the ocean have a new answer. Scientists working off the coast of Japan say they've managed to capture images of the deepest-swimming fish ever ...