Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

A research expedition off the coast of Brazil has documented more than 30 new deep-sea species, from translucent worms to ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.

Twenty-four species of deep-sea crustaceans that had never been documented before have been formally described from the ...

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with a sudden wave of volcanic sediment, leaving them suffocated. Four months ...

As you get closer to the bottom of the ocean, it gets darker, denser and stranger. All light from the surface has been absorbed, and only the most adapted species can navigate the lack of oxygen in ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...