Explore the darkest corners of the abyss with 18 terrifying creatures found at the bottom of the ocean. These are Earth's real aliens.

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it. Searching for life in ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

New research sheds light on the overlooked contribution of the ocean’s most abundant fish to marine carbon cycling. The findings open new avenues for studying deep-sea carbon dynamics and may improve ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

Two rarely-seen deep-sea creatures recently washed up on a beach in Mexico and according to legend, it's not a good sign.

Fabio Cortesi receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Lily Fogg previously received a Research Training Program scholarship from the Australian Government. The deep sea is cold, dark ...