The results suggest that several fish species were living in deep waters and hunting for squishy prey by the Early Cretaceous period—37 million years earlier than indicated by previous fossil ...

Scientists have recorded the deepest fish ever on camera. How have animals adapted to survive in the dark, crushing depths of our oceans?

In a new study, researchers have uncovered new insights into evolutionary adaptations by examining the unusual "walking" abilities of sea robins, bottom-dwelling fish that use leg-like appendages ...

Thousands of never-before-seen microbe species have been found in the deepest point of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench. These strange microorganisms are like nothing we see on the surface ...

The Schmidt Ocean Institute shared footage from it's Chile Margin expedition on Instagram that shows a sparkling deep-sea worm known as a polychaete.

Scientists have discovered the deepest living fish ever recorded, snailfish that have been caught — and filmed — miles beneath the surface of the north Pacific Ocean.

Scientists exploring a marine trench near Japan were astonished to see a fish in one of the deepest parts of the ocean, at 8,336 meters (about five miles) below the surface. The tadpole-shaped ...

Animals living in one of Earth’s most extreme environments—beneath the bottom of the sea—are not just making the best of the situation, according to new research. The animals are actually ...

The deepest known fish ever recorded has been discovered swimming more than five miles below the surface of the ocean off the coast of Japan, researchers announced.

Scientists are racing to trace deep ocean species before they are lost, with the help of photographers who have a taste for danger.

The team has taken the deepest recording of any fish, as well as the first individuals caught below 8000 metres. A fish found off the coast of Japan could be the deepest ever recorded. Japanese and ...

How deep is the ocean? At nearly seven miles, the deepest part is a mile longer than Mount Everest is tall. Both manned and unmanned vessels have reached these depths, called Challenger Deep.